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rapist

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as in predator

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Recent Examples of rapist Investigators in Paulding County are searching for more possible victims of a man authorities are calling a serial rapist. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 An impromptu blind date with a handsome rapist ends with Esther punching him square in the nose, his blood gushing through her fingers. — Literary Hub, 1 July 2026 The roommate also reported an exchange that suggested her rapist may have encountered Sebold in the past. — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026 Serial Westport rapist Gary Lee Jackman has died, according to an announcement from the Missouri Department of Corrections. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for rapist

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Known as the Shark Bay UNESCO World Heritage Site, the place gets its name from English buccaneer-cum-naturalist William Dampier, who was overcome by the bay’s sheer abundance and the size of the marine predators during a visit in 1699.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Played with exquisite, improbably expressive steeliness by Florence Pugh, Cathy does not awaken from nowhere as a predator.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

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Camille Lou, Constance Labbé and Claire Romain star as the sibling robbers in a cast also featuring Elodie Fontan, Tamara Marthe, Tom Leeb, Arnaud Binard, Lola Dewaere, Jérôme Le Banner, Simon Ehrlacher and Léon Plazol.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
The person with the gun then pointed it at the vehicle's owner and her friend, and both robbers got in the vehicle and drove away, running over the friend's arm, the report says.

— arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 23 Sep. 2026

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