Henry Giroux

Life is now a war zone, and as such, the number of people considered disposable has grown exponentially, and this includes low income whites, poor minorities, immigrants, the unemployed, the homeless, and a range of people who are viewed as a liability to capital and its endless predatory quest for power and profits.

American Critic

Noam Chomsky

In Kosovo, the U.S. has chosen a course of action that escalates atrocities and violence. It is also a course of action that strikes a blow against the regime of international order, but which offers the weak at least some protection from predatory states.

American Activist

George Monbiot

On my first night at boarding school, I felt entirely alone. I was shocked, frightened and intensely homesick, but I soon discovered that expressing these emotions, instead of bringing help and consolation, attracted a gloating, predatory fascination.

British Writer

Thomas Perry

The characters you refer to as predatory and unsavory are useful. They're the ones who make a novel into a thriller. They're active, and most of the common virtues, the signs of a good person, are not.

German Musician

Stephen A. Schwarzman

As the world has become more predatory and aggressive, my impression is that the investment banking business has moved from being relationship-oriented to being increasingly transaction-oriented.

American Businessman

Sanam Saeed

I wouldn't want to take the late night subway in the U.S. or go for a late night stroll in the U.K. Women feel insecure anywhere in the world where they may become victims of predatory behavior.

Pakistani Actress

Pramila Jayapal

There's nothing normal about graduating with massive student debt, where you live in fear of predatory debt collectors and wage garnishers even as you are starting to live your life.

American Politician

Jacqueline Novogratz

I dream a world in no one feels the need for or fear of predatory behavior, in which each of us walks with the knowledge of how beautiful - and valuable - is each human life.

American Businesswoman

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The mortgage crisis is a clear instance of consumers who needed protection. There was predatory lending to people who didn't know what they were doing.

Lebanese Scientist

Josh Rosen

My father has fought to protect people from predatory pharmaceutical companies and to make sure drug payments and kickbacks to doctors are disclosed.

American Athlete

Used to describe animals that hunt others for food in nature.

Natural Predators

Often implies a negative aspect of survival, such as aggression or cruelty.

Negative Connotation

Also used metaphorically to describe similar behavior in other contexts.

Hunting Behavior

Highlights someone's intention to take unfair advantage of others, usually for personal gain.

Exploitative Intent

Not about physical hunting; it relates to behaviors like manipulation or deceit.

Human Behavior

The context in which it's used can significantly change its emotional impact.

Context Sensitivity

Often refers to unethical business practices that take advantage of consumers.

Business Ethics

Associates with illegal or borderline illegal activities, like some lending practices.

Legal Issues

It's crucial to be aware of predatory practices to avoid falling victim to them.

Consumer Awareness

 they're getting plenty enrichment out of and the enclosures we have here are also designed in such a way that they're big enough for things like mice and bowls to get through the gaps and i'm sure they're catching live prayer as well and that's really important because once a wildcat makes that first live kill it's a hunter from then on these guys really do hold on to predatory instincts quite quickly

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 been available for many of our native fish dogs like snapper and grouper that are feeding on similar small bodied reef fishes they're also certainly having a direct predatory impact on many of those small reef fishes and while we don't fish for those species those species perform important ecological services on

Divers Fight the...

 a predatory dinosaur, bigger than T. rex, the ruler of this ancient river of giants, feeding on the many aquatic animals I showed you earlier on. So that's really what makes this an incredible discovery. It's a dinosaur like no other. And some people told me, "Wow, this is a once-in-a-lifetime discovery.

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 stages in an animal's life so we wanted to capture the moment an animal was actually born praying mantises are predatory insects they're very engaging because the way they turn their heads there's something about their eyes it makes you feel like they're following you but of all the

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 to rid them of pests. There's even evidence from ancient times that we recruited other insects to help. In 300 A.D., Chinese farmers specially bred ferocious predatory ants in orange orchards to protect the trees from other bugs. Later, as large-scale farming spread,

Do we really need...

 by technology which helps more people do more in less time but also we have a situation where we have rising poverty even when there's economic growth because we practice what I term predatory capitalism where we all focus

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 territorial male it has nothing to do with the feeding habits of the basilisk which consists primarily of insects and berries this predatory reptile will help reveal the secret as it stalks the young basilisk

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 underground the caterpillar leads a predatory life eating the ants own larvae until one day it's ready to change into a pupa and eventually emerges as one of britain's rarest butterflies

Beautiful Butterfly...

 mislaid ant larva is taken back to the nest by the foraging ant workers but it doesn't repay the favor once underground the caterpillar leads a predatory life eating the ants own

Weirdest Animal...

 Oh, no, it's a cat. that was a cat. It's not exactly the wildlife we were looking for. To be fair, though, we're getting quite a lot of predatory mammals tonight.

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