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raiding

  • present participle of raid.

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It would merely be a different flavor of raiding the Treasury for personal gain.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

“A 29% rate of preretirees raiding 10% or more of savings for a family emergency means people are going into retirement short,” Judge said.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

Police were raiding the daycare centre, his friend said, go pick up your children right now.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Newspapers and television programs published every salacious detail, including texts and voice messages from the defendants that prosecutors seized after raiding their homes just days after Maradona’s death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

“Out a window, and straight down to the godswood. I was twelve the first time my brother took me raiding south o’ your Wall.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin