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despoliation
[ dih-spoh-lee-ey-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of plundering.
- the fact or circumstance of being plundered.
despoliation
/ »åɪˌ²õ±èəʊ±ôɪˈ±ðɪʃə²Ô /
noun
- the act of despoiling; plunder or pillage
- the state of being despoiled
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Origin of despoliation1
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If the final AR image of plastic bags, echoed by one onstage, gestures toward a critique of environmental despoliation, it’s a wan gesture.
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Daemon returned as a conqueror with a new haircut, seeming redeemed until he took Rhaenyra on her despoliation tour of the dirty old town.
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They drove industry, which drove the despoliation of the planet.
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But the application of modern science and engineering to economic affairs also set in motion a ruinous despoliation of the planet.
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He said the court’s decision represented “a second despoliation of the painting.â€
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