vulture
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In a 2024 exposé on Bowlero’s rise, Amos Barshad introduced a now-familiar category of villain — the private-equity vulture — as more than the average mercenary buying up distressed properties and selling off their parts.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
An artist now displays a small vulture sculpture she calls “Hillsborough Hooligan” in a downtown gallery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
My wildlife checklist grew: red kites, black-winged kites, common buzzards, golden eagles, Spanish imperial eagles, a goshawk, three types of owl, two kinds of vulture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
In the past few decades, vulture populations have seen sharp declines in some places.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
Once, in despair, he referred to Prometheus, chained to a rock, his liver devoured daily by a vulture.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
And so people associated with Turning Point USA and the Daily Wire continue to decry Owens and other prominent conspiracy-theory content creators as vultures.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2026
The much-maligned vultures are among Jimmy's favourite birds.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
He and his team are already preparing breeding programmes for the critically endangered African white-backed vultures and endangered African grey crowned cranes.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Once, during a hailstorm, the vultures sought protection on his wraparound porch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
They’d sit for hours and watch how hawks and owls and sparrows and vultures moved through the air.
From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown
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