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roadkill

British  
/ ˈrəʊdˌkɪl /

noun

  1. the remains of an animal or animals killed on the road by motor vehicles

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“Wall Street was debating whether these guys were going to be AI roadkill,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“A Big Bold Beautiful Journey” is sticky sweet and sludgy and so cloyingly aesthetic that the roadkill bleeds ropes of twee entrails.

From Los Angeles Times

Squirrels typically eat acorns, seeds, nuts and fruit, but are known to occasionally eat fresh carrion or roadkill, insects, eggs or other discarded food.

From Los Angeles Times

This is a man who, even aside from the worm in his brain and his propensity for collecting roadkill, is one of the biggest conspiracy theorists in the country.

From Salon

Someone — forgive the reference to other strange RFK Jr. stories — is bound to end up as roadkill.

From Los Angeles Times