ransacking
Speech parts
1. ransacking - Noun
2. ransacking - Verb
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he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis
Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx disputed any suggestion that her office had shied away from prosecuting people who were arrested for ransacking businesses weeks ago.
Almost immediately after ousting the government, the armed group launched a crackdown on dissent, ransacking the offices of Suhail TV, Yemen Shebab TV, and Yemen Al Youm.
He senses something is wrong. citation In the following days, while at work with the other firemen ransacking the book-filled house of an old woman before the inevitable burning, Montag steals a book before any of his coworkers notice.
Although the area suffered from ransacking and attacks by Darul Islam troops, the atrocity of their deaths brings them sympathy and compassion from people now living in the area.
Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood often sent Shannon and his scouts inside enemy lines, collecting intelligence and attacking Yankees caught ransacking Southern homes.