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Recent Examples of stalk
This could prevent Share Item Location from aiding bad actors in stalking people and tagging cars to steal.
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Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
Photograph by Meridith Kohut When fire stalks your childhood.
—New York Times, 4 Nov. 2024
They’re constantly being stalked and tormented by Sir.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
The eponymous Milkman, a much older, predatory paramilitary, continually stalks her.
—Tomi Obaro, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
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Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
Photograph by Meridith Kohut When fire stalks your childhood.
—New York Times, 4 Nov. 2024
They’re constantly being stalked and tormented by Sir.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
The eponymous Milkman, a much older, predatory paramilitary, continually stalks her.
—Tomi Obaro, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stalk
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Owners hide treats amid tufts of fabric and dogs have a blast hunting for them with their noses and snouts.Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Beginning in 2018, the agency began hunting for business owners who, in its view, were abusing the law.Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 11 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, the football star strutted into the stadium in the same tee, as well as a varsity jacket, black jeans plus a Louis Vuitton backpack and red sneakers.Bailey Richards, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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All over the arena, attendees took photos with the camera flash on and strutted up and down stairs as if on a runway, clearly influenced by Charli’s unabashed confidence.Ellise Shafer, Variety, 29 Nov. 2024
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According to a preliminary investigation, a group of hunters chased a bear into a tree, and as the group retreated from the bottom of the tree, one hunter shot the bear.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Travelers have long chased eclipses and meteor showers but the night sky is now becoming central to wellness retreats.Julia Eskins, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
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Her hope is that the Lions will let her tag along for a bit in a floppy throwback outfit, a living, prancing contrast to the mostly mediocre old days before the team was 12-1 and finding ways to win instead of inventing ways to lose.Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
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Brown broke free one play later and pranced into the end zone for a 31-yard rushing score.Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Stalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stalk. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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