hunted

British

/ ˈhʌntɪd /

adjective

harassed and worn

he has a hunted look

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The nonprofit wants to buy land in Brazil connecting a pair of national parks there so that big cats can roam there without being hunted down.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Our families feel hunted,” said Noelle, the school district’s executive director.

From Los Angeles Times

"We are hunting again and not being hunted, but that doesn't mean much," Farrell told BBC Radio 5 Live.

From BBC

Walruses have been officially protected in Norway since the 1950s, after they were hunted to near extinction.

From BBC

For thousands of years, they say, these animals hunted for their meals and consumed their prey whole, absorbing the carcasses’ unadulterated nutrients.

From The Wall Street Journal

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