preys

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  • This species preys on ground and rock squirrels, which by six weeks of age develop a natural resistance to withstand a full envenomation, suggests research at the University of California, Davis. —  Scientific American
  • Law enforcement officials are warning people heading to Detroit for the NCAA Final Four to be on the lookout for a traveling fraud ring that preys on women at large sporting events. —  ClickOnDetroit.com - ClickOnDetroit.com News
  • When some one commits violence against women it isn't ok because it's common, and when some one preys upon young girls it isn't ok. —  Pharyngula
  • Instead of individual enterprises or even sectoral exploitation of wage and salaried workers, it is the capitalist state that preys on the entire class of the producers of wealth. —  GlobalResearch.ca
  • Pathetic that this company that preys on those who need solutions in their lives.
 

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