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- noun A
family or other group of wildwolves . - noun idiomatic, historical During
World War II , any of variousmarauding groups ofsubmarines , especially German submarines that patrolled theNorth Atlantic and preyed uponmerchant ships .
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http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2015-01-08/were-charlie-hebdo-killers-in-a-wolf-pack-the-new-way-of-terrorism
"The attack on Paris newspaper Charlie Hebdo may have offered the world a glimpse of a scary new frontier in terrorism. It’s called “wolf pack” terrorism, in which a small group of people, often connected by family ties, stage an attack in their home country without getting direct orders or training from a larger organization."
January 8, 2015