hunted

British

/ ˈhʌntɪd /

adjective

harassed and worn

he has a hunted look

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Naturalist Stephen Boyes believes massive elephants live undetected on a remote plateau in Angola; they’d be descendants of a giant pachyderm hunted and killed 70 years ago that now resides in the Smithsonian.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

This time the stakes also include her sister’s life as the pair are hunted by some of the world’s most rich and powerful people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Is it better to be the hunted or the hunter?

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

During the Early Cretaceous period, when it lived, small carnivorous dinosaurs hunted in the same ecosystems.

From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026

Armed with real numbers, Galton could now find the elusive “law of heredity” that he had hunted so ardently for decades.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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