as in piracy
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The park is also one of several spots in both the Inner and Outer Banks where Blackbeard was known to roam during his heyday of piracy.—
Caroline Eubanks,
Travel + Leisure,
7 July 2025 -
In one case, the conservative-leaning US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled in October 2024 that Grande Communications should have terminated Internet users accused of piracy.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 June 2025
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If his decades-long track record is any indication, Sanders would be inclined to make excuses for our adversaries and look on the bright side of their repression and rapine.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
25 Feb. 2020
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There is no question about the general philosophy that underlay this great act of public pillage and economic rapine.—
Charles P. Pierce,
Esquire,
13 Mar. 2013
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“Banditry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banditry. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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