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• s  characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding
  predatory warfare
• s  living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
  a predatory bird
• s  living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain
  predatory capitalists
  a predatory, insensate society in which innocence and decency can prove fatal"- Peter S. Prescott

• Much has been made of Marilyn's desperate personal history, the litany of abusive foster homes and the predatory Hollywood scum that accompanied her wriggle to stardom.
• As the global economy teetered, columnists blamed companies' predatory lending practices, which doled out cash to people who couldn't afford it and didn't understand the terms of .
• And even serial abuse might be overlooked if it had not been "predatory.

• marauding
• raiding
• rapacious
• raptorial
• ravening
• vulturine
• vulturous
• predaceous
• predacious

News & Articles

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• Hard money ‘wolf’ lender charged with conspiracy, fraud
  UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — A hard money lender known for his predatory practices on down-and-out homeowners was arrested Tuesday and charged in U.S. District Court. Emiel A. Kandi is charged with conspiracy, making false statements on a loan application and …
  June 12, 2013 - Q13 FOX Seattle
• Predatory towing bill fails in Senate
  The Oregon Senate this morning blocked an effort to regulate the amount towing companies can charge for private property impound tows, also known as predatory towing.
  June 11, 2013 - Salem Statesman Journal
• Predatory Sea Slug Learns What Not To Eat Through Trial And Error
  April Flowers for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A predatory sea slug that normally isn’t very picky about what it consumes has more complex cognitive abilities than scientists previously thought, according to a new study from the University of Illinois . These cognitive abilities allow Pleurobranchaea californica to learn the warning cues of dangerous prey and avoid them in the future ...
  June 8, 2013 - redOrbit

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in ABC News
  You'll be empowered with the clear and concise information you need to make the choices that are best for you. We'll help stop predatory practices, and curb unscrupulous lenders, helping secure your family's financial future,Obama said....
• Hillary Rodham Clinton in Ashland City Times
  The Bush economy is like a trapdoor,Clinton said. "Too many families are one pink slip, one missed mortgage payment, one medical diagnosis away from falling through and losing everything. The oil companies, the predatory student loan...
• Chris Dodd in International Herald Tribune
  Any government action must help to strengthen our economy, which is suffering a crisis brought on by the administration's failure to stop predatory lending,said Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., who chairs the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing,...