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Examples
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Already the gibberlings were recovering from the blast, and some recalled their prey.
Curse of the Shadowmage Anthony, Mark, 1966- 1995
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Many elected prosecutors tend to lose their judgment while trophy-hunting big-name prey.
azcentral.com | news 2010
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At some point Belle leaves and goes bonkers downstairs, jumping on and off the couch, sitting in the kitchen sink (!), pushing her water bowl across the kitchen floor, and chasing imaginary "prey."
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At some point Belle leaves and goes bonkers downstairs, jumping on and off the couch, sitting in the kitchen sink (!), pushing her water bowl across the kitchen floor, and chasing imaginary "prey."
Archive 2006-04-01 2006
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Lewis had taught his son how to hunt, never expecting that Peter might find a different kind of prey.
Nineteen Minutes Picoult, Jodi, 1966- 2007
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By that time they are quite able to get their own living by catching every kind of prey.
The Wonders of the Jungle, Book Two Sarath Kumar Ghosh
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He had been there himself, though not after the same kind of prey.
Forest Neighbors Life Stories of Wild Animals William Davenport Hulbert 1890
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Another feature of Israel's prosperity; those who exulted over Israel's humiliation, shall themselves be a "prey."
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We caught up with Goulet recently as he set off for many nights in the woods, not hunting enemy soldiers or criminals this time, but a more wild kind of prey.
City 2009
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In the graph, baits that serve as anchors for the corresponding protein complexes) are indicated by larger nodes than for the proteins only identified as prey.
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