mauled
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Also in June, a woman was mauled by a shark at one of Australia's most popular beaches in Sydney.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Days before a Times reporter visited Matson’s property, a pack of wild dogs dug under his fence and fatally mauled his only surviving adult ostrich, Bam Bam.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Despite her harrowing experience, Stewart said she doesn't want to be remembered as "a girl that got mauled on the beach".
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
More recently, he appeared in “Fallout” just long enough for his character to be mauled to death by a mutant bear.
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2026
It’s like those horror movies where the person about to be mauled to death could have saved herself if she’d taken only one more step but she stops to be polite or something.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
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