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A naval officer infiltrates a band of smugglers who have been plundering the Cornish coastline.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2019

At the same time, fishermen have been plundering the waters of the marine sanctuary.

From Time Magazine Archive

He's very bitter over the way these rascals have been plundering the city on its coal supply.

From Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich by Leacock, Stephen

“The scoundrels have been plundering a ship, Jim.”

From With Cochrane the Dauntless by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

That woman that lives with me has palmed that brat of hers on me as my child; and he and she have been plundering me these years past.

From Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn by Kingsley, Henry