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Kristi Noem made headlines last month when a thief snatched her purse inside a Washington, D.C., restaurant and made off with $3,000 in cash, prompting a question: Exactly how much money does the homeland security secretary have?
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Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
But the revenue that the U.S. government makes off the tariffs would reduce the total federal deficits by $2.8 trillion.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 4 June 2025
The suspects were accused of tying up Kardashian with zip ties and duct tape before making off with jewelry, including a $4 million engagement ring given to her by her then-husband Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West.
—Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 23 May 2025
However, the pirates didn’t make off with all the Nossa Senhora do Cabo’s treasures.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2025
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Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
But the revenue that the U.S. government makes off the tariffs would reduce the total federal deficits by $2.8 trillion.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 4 June 2025
The suspects were accused of tying up Kardashian with zip ties and duct tape before making off with jewelry, including a $4 million engagement ring given to her by her then-husband Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West.
—Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 23 May 2025
However, the pirates didn’t make off with all the Nossa Senhora do Cabo’s treasures.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2025
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“Make off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20off. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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