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besiegers

noun

plural of besieger

as in invaders

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Noun

That winter, Pop was murdered in Los Angeles, shot three times in the torso by home invaders looking for an easy score.

— Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
In the film, Jasper dies after Bangley waits until the last minute to pick off some invaders that target Hig and his dog.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of invaders

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The preseason finale against the Atlanta Falcons is days away, roster cuts are next Sunday, and the season opener at the Las Vegas raiders is three weeks away.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
Though the tomb raiders have been arrested, the total number of robberies is still unclear.

— Rylan DiGiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of raiders

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Police are seeking additional people who fired weapons during a shooting at Virginia State University that wounded five, as investigators work to determine whether the other shooters were aggressors or acting in self-defense.

— Eric Mack, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
There, Williams published a newsletter, The Crusader, to encourage Black people to engage in self-defense rather than nonviolence, whether during civil rights protests or confronting racist aggressors.

— Aaron Coy Moulton, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of aggressors

Noun

Dolphins are versatile predators that adjust their diet based on local prey availability, Callan said.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
Unfortunately, there are a lot of examples of these predators and the way that the justice system can’t really provide peace for survivors of these things.

— Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 31 Aug. 2026

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