Word: preying
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...dispiriting news that a new high-tech bug is stalking my computer. By 10:30 or so, I've reached a state of low-grade panic; I have a third cup of coffee and imagine the virus circling my e-mail in-box like a vulture hunting for injured prey. And I know I'm in for it, because let's face facts: In the grand scheme of the Internet world, I'm roughly the equivalent of a field mouse who's had both its knees kicked...
...life at the molecular level. Meanwhile, computer programs that reproduce and evolve are starting to exhibit behaviors we expect from simple living creatures, such as interaction with complex environments and sexual reproduction. Artificial life forms that "live" inside computers have evolved to the point where they can chase prey, evade predators and compete for limited resources...
Look out, New York: Hillary is on the attack. At a benefit breakfast Wednesday, the First Lady tore into Republican rival Rick Lazio, charging him with abandoning the interests of New York's women, children and families and falling prey to the gun lobby. After a stretch of relatively sedate (and occasionally downright cordial) campaigning since Lazio joined the race - replacing New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani - Clinton's vociferous assault took many observers by surprise. Why the sudden about-face...
...consecutive home games at Ohiri Field, going 1-2-1 in the longest homestand it would have. It lost the season opener to Providence, 3-2, in overtime on a golden goal. This first game embodied a fall season in which Harvard showed flashes of brilliance but found itself prey to mediocrity and mental lapses...
Indeed, 70 years after the founding of the House system, the program originally intended to bring faculty into student residences has fallen prey to the rapidly ballooning commitments of modern life...