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ran·sack·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
ransacking, rummagenoun
a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion)
"he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis"
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ransacking
Looting is the act of stealing, or the taking of goods by force, typically in the midst of a military, political, or other social crisis, such as war, natural disasters (where law and civil enforcement are temporarily ineffective), or rioting. The proceeds of all these activities can be described as booty, loot, plunder, spoils, or pillage.During modern-day armed conflicts, looting is prohibited by international law, and constitutes a war crime.
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ransacking
Ransacking refers to the act of searching thoroughly or vigorously through a place or container, often causing disorder, in order to find or steal something. It can also mean causing extensive damage to a place often leaving it in a state of chaos and disorder.
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Ransacking
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ransacking in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ransacking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of ransacking in a Sentence
The whole wire system of the brain could be disconnected in a spark of a second by a sometimes unsignificant detail. An unexpected incident or an innocuous phone call may provoke an ethereal distress that might plunge one’s life into chaos and like a sudden twist of fate overturn everything, ransacking the assembled experiences of our history. (“Alors, tout a basculé”)
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