ransack

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He also has Killian ransack his house to an aria from Camille Saint-Saëns’ “Samson & Delilah,” a reference that only half-works because no woman in here has ever betrayed him.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025

Overton’s 32 from 21 balls and Archer’s 17-ball 38 helped the visitors ransack 100 in the last 10 overs, including 21 off the final over.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2024

By that he meant the way representatives from other schools would surely try to lure his players away, using lucrative NIL offers to ransack his team through the transfer portal.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2024

He said he was worried thieves would ransack whatever belongings remained, and he now lives in his car.

From Reuters • Sep. 8, 2023

One night I have to run to ransack the couch cushions for my ringing phone and pick up without checking first to see who it is.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman