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Definition
of animals: living by hunting and eating other animals
of people or organizations: given to victimizing others
of people or organizations: given to victimizing others
- Like all the lessons at the Institute, this one was a barrage of details — pages and pages worth — but the gist was that sickness, like a hungry predator, lurked in every nook and cranny.p. 189.3
- But instead of his usual zooming about, he was inching toward them, very, very slowly, contemplating the boys in a way that gave them the impression of a predator — a wolf spider came to mind seeking just the moment to pounce upon its prey.p. 307.1
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