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Noun
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Several of those killed and arrested had criminal records, according to authorities, with charges ranging from robbery to drug trafficking.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
7 Mar. 2025 -
The last inmate in the U.S. to be killed by firing squad was in 2010, when Utah executed Ronnie Lee Gardner for killing a man during a robbery.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA TODAY,
7 Mar. 2025
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Rose was referring to lawsuits filed by copyright holders alleging that ISPs haven't adequately fought piracy on their networks and failed to terminate repeat infringers.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
29 Jan. 2025
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That's a distinction with a difference, because piracy is a crime of universal jurisdiction under international law, due to its pernicious effects on global commerce.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
2 Dec. 2024
Noun
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While in Africa, Suchet visits Kimberley, the site of diamond mines (and where Rhodes founded the De Beers diamond company), and the plunder and extraction are so clear.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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The revisionists aim to create an environment primed for expansion and plunder.—
HAL BRANDS,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Privateering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/privateering. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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