Word: preyed
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...blacks prey primarily on the whites not for racial reasons but because they are convinced that the old people have money stashed away somewhere -hidden in old shoe boxes, tucked under mattresses. The young hoods operate in raiding teams of three or four, or as many as ten. Typically, they have a morning "shape-up" in a local schoolyard to plan what they call a "crib job," because it is as easy as taking money from a baby...
Princeton's triumphs, though, have come against two lesser powers, Columbia and Cornell--regardless of what happened two weeks ago, Cornell is still a lesser, if not the least, power--and when journeying outside the Ivies, the Tigers have fallen prey to both Rutgers and Colgate...
...lynching. Youths hurled themselves into the river to keep from being shot. Then the blazing finale as a heap of gasoline-soaked bodies were set afire. Finally, over the radio came last week's terse announcement: "The government cannot govern," said a voice. "To keep Thailand from falling prey to the Communists and to uphold the monarchy, this [military] council has seized power. The country is under martial...
General Catan was probably also correct in his second statement-that the guerrillas have lost the war. Yet after six months of an army regime supposedly dedicated to the restoration of order, Argentina remains prey to repeated attacks of violence-often caused by the security forces themselves...
...finally advised the city to stop adding amenities, such as bronze ornaments. "It would be like throwing them in the East River," a citizen warned. Rochdale Park in Queens won several awards because of its multilevel design; muggers also gave the project first prize, since it allowed them to prey on residents without being observed...