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The only rock 'n' roll reached England from the piratic Radio Luxembourg.

From Time Magazine Archive

Prime Minister Begin denied a charge by Moscow that Israel was planning a "piratic raid" on Syria.

From Time Magazine Archive

What horror to look into the muddy sediment which floats round the piratic keel!

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 by Various

On the mole alone were upwards of 200 guns, and altogether 500 guns, few being smaller than 24-pounders, defended the piratic city.

From How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 by Kingston, William Henry Giles

Now the whole naval force of the once-dreaded piratic states of Barbary can hardly boast of two or three badly-manned brigs or frigates.

From Travels in Morocco, Volume 1. by Richardson, James