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  • noun Plural form of vulture., collectively a wake

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Examples

  • What you need to know about these vultures is that their idea of fairness is throwing 100,000 people out of work and denying retirees their pensions and their health benefits just so they can liquidate the company and maybe squeeze an extra 15 cents on the dollar from their Chrysler debt.

    Wonk Room » Hedge Funds Sink Chrysler Deal Over ‘An Extra Fifteen Cents On the Dollar’ 2009

  • Relief pitchers who pick up these sorts of victories are called vultures around the clubhouse and Aceves is one of the best.

    Boston.com Top Stories 2011

  • ACOSTA: And for once we weren't being called vultures, which was a good thing.

    CNN Transcript Jan 21, 2009 2009

  • Imagine my shock when I discovered my own name among the so-called vultures who were profiting from her untimely demise.

    Make Your Life Prime Time María Celeste Arrarás 2009

  • Imagine my shock when I discovered my own name among the so-called vultures who were profiting from her untimely demise.

    Make Your Life Prime Time María Celeste Arrarás 2009

  • The media plays along calling the vultures swans so others, they hope, see ugly ducklings around the vultures instead of swans.

    Archive 2009-05-24 SeattleTammy 2009

  • Imagine my shock when I discovered my own name among the so-called vultures who were profiting from her untimely demise.

    Make Your Life Prime Time María Celeste Arrarás 2009

  • The media plays along calling the vultures swans so others, they hope, see ugly ducklings around the vultures instead of swans.

    The Peter Principle - Erick’s blog - RedState 2009

  • Imagine my shock when I discovered my own name among the so-called vultures who were profiting from her untimely demise.

    Make Your Life Prime Time María Celeste Arrarás 2009

  • When we look at most cultures, the vultures are seen as a scavenger, in a very negative light, whereas to parsi the vultures are a religious bird because it's ... performing a religious service.

    Endanger vulture causes worry for Parsis 2008

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