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After Maxwell’s father died in 1991 under unusual circumstances, the family was left nearly destitute when it was discovered he had plundered his companies’ pension funds.

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2025

In April the agency said the Russians had plundered two labs at Chernobyl, stealing sources of ionising radiation.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2022

Mr. Sahl developed a trademark look — a V-neck sweater and loafers, befitting a graduate student — and he carried onstage the rolled-up newspapers whose headlines he had plundered for inspiration.

From Washington Post • Oct. 26, 2021

Her achieving sister, the reigning monarch of the family, had plundered all of their parents’ attention for herself.

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2012

Where The Beades had plundered music hall, centuries-old Anglo-Celtic folk and the sounds of the 1960s electronic avant- garde, Steve Reich derived his inspirations from African drumming and Balinese gamelan music.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall