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predatory
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predatory
pertaining to predator.

predatory behavior
the hunting of birds, mice and small reptiles by cats and the hunting and herding behavior of dogs, often facilitated in a pack.
Wild predators kill mostly for prey, only one victim at a time. Urban dogs kill a lot of sheep in a flock, many more than they could eat.
predatory lesions
dog attacks cause massive hemorrhages, much tissue disruption, broken bones; attack mostly thighs, flanks, lambs have crushed skulls; foxes attack tongue, lower jaw, tail area, thigh; coyotes eat a part of the carcass, crushing and tearing of larynx, fang marks in skin, lambs crushed head and neck; crows attack eyes, tongue, anus, umbilicus of already immobilized victim.


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In particular, both inquiries were interested in the use of deferred rebates and other contract schemes to ensure shipper loyalty, and the use of so-called fighting ships, which were ships employed to forestall entry by non-conference carriers by underselling any would-be entrant, even at predatorily low prices.
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