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noun

plural of pillage

as in plunders

valuables stolen or taken by force the pirate ship was laden with the pillage of merchant ships from across the Spanish Main

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verb

present tense third-person singular of pillage

as in loots

to search through with the intent of committing robbery soldiers pillaging the countryside for anything of value

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Critics contend the industry plunders distressed companies, leading to downsizing and cost-cutting that hurts local communities, though other research has pushed back on that reputation.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
By delegitimizing the Islamic Republic as an occupying force—one that plunders national wealth to subsidize regional proxies—the opposition has effectively subverted the regime’s nationalist rhetoric.

— Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026

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Mountain Vista goes for it on fourth down but the Seminole defense sacks Marquise Reese to force a turnover on downs.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
Manning, back for what is probably his final season, is on the short list of best returning quarterbacks in the country and edge rusher Colin Simmons won the SEC sacks title with 12.

— Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 3 Jan. 2026

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The trio ransacks the house — and, honestly, appears to be having the time of their life — as the video goes on.

— Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Aug. 2026
The culminating episode, as the mob smashes and ransacks a hospital and terrorizes its patients, ultimately reveals a frail elderly man, standing naked and alone in an empty bathtub as the assailants approach.

— John Penner, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026

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