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ransacking - definition and meaning
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verb ransack .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun
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New York Post that the ransacking was a "huge, huge publicity stunt" -- and that someone was trying to "frame" Hailey for their dirty work. ...
ShowHype - Top Entertainment News, Videos, and Blogs 2009
Another soldier, recalling ransacking Palestinian homes, said: "The entire contents of the house flew out the windows: refrigerator, plates, furniture."
Free Internet Press 2009
Another soldier, recalling ransacking Palestinian homes, said: "The entire contents of the house flew out the windows: refrigerator, plates, furniture."
unknown title 2009
Another soldier, recalling ransacking Palestinian homes, said: "The entire contents of the house flew out the windows: refrigerator, plates, furniture."
Free Internet Press 2009
On the one hand, they reject any relationship, but on the other hand they live this relationship as a cultural "ransacking ," which is simply a hideous copy of a possible dialogue among cultures and religions.
Spero News 2009
Willoughby considered them a bunch of academic pinheads ransacking libraries for worthless information.
Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011
I left my mother ransacking her drawers and burrowed back under the covers.
The Dark Side of Innocence Terri Cheney 2011
Mr. Assad's speech follows reports of Syrian troops ransacking a border village that had provided help to thousands of people fleeing a military crackdown on anti-government dissent.
Syrian President to Address Nation 2011
When another group finished ransacking a pawnbroker's and started cleaning out a local fashion boutique, an angry young black woman berated one of them.
Who are the rioters? Young men from poor areas ... but that's not the full story 2011
Central Manchester and Salford saw serious looting and disorder as gangs waged running battles with police, ransacking dozens of shops.
UK riots: disorder spreads to Manchester and West Midlands 2011
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