as in predator
a person who habitually preys upon others
noted that the paparazzi are vultures who could not exist without the connivance of the tabloid-buying public
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This case is reminiscent of a 2020 ruling in Palm Beach County Circuit Court that culminated with a homeowner agreeing to pay $53,000 to settle a lawsuit by the Ibis Golf and Country Club and cease feeding vultures, alligators and other wildlife.
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Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
Dark Wings Wildlife is incorporated as a 501(c)3, and Somma wants to grow slowly and introduce more animals that can fulfill educational roles, including some otters and a full aviary of non-releasable vultures.
—Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
In one passage, a dancer drags himself across the floor as four others crouch over him like vultures, obscuring his body.
—Siobhan Burke, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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—Joe Reid, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
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Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
Dark Wings Wildlife is incorporated as a 501(c)3, and Somma wants to grow slowly and introduce more animals that can fulfill educational roles, including some otters and a full aviary of non-releasable vultures.
—Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
In one passage, a dancer drags himself across the floor as four others crouch over him like vultures, obscuring his body.
—Siobhan Burke, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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awards szn 4:12 p.m.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Vulture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vulture. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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