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as in to force
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
you cannot blackjack me into going along with this
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as in to intimidate
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats
an extortionist trying to blackjack a shopkeeper into paying protection money
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as in cane
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2024
The money, most likely, had gone toward more of my mother’s prayers—numbers and horses and blackjack.
—Victor Lodato, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
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The casino may be able to pick up some additional money from tables, after the gaming commission in mid-March allowed craps to resume and blackjack tables to expand.
—BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2021
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Trending on Billboard Last year, Rubin and Jay teamed up to host another high-profile blackjack tournament at the same hotel in Atlantic City.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2024
The money, most likely, had gone toward more of my mother’s prayers—numbers and horses and blackjack.
—Victor Lodato, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
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Liz is forced to reexamine her life as the boys’ friendship unravels in a fierce competition for her affection.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
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And now, Democrats are forced to grapple with precisely how to respond.Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
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Managing your self-custodial wallet or navigating the trenches of decentralized apps may be intimidating for many people, especially lay people.Cloris Chen, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Kushner then sent the tape to his sister in an effort to intimidate her against becoming a witness in the federal investigation.Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
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Smith had a cup of coffee with the UFC in 2013, but a loss to Josh Neer ended his run with the promotion after one bout.Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Surprisingly sleek, the stainless steel brewer has the capacity to whip up 10 cups of regular or strong drip coffee.Megan Wahn, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
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Bramble fruit are harvested from canes which produce a crop in their second year of growth.Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
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Carved from the abundant river cane that grows all over the American south, the bamboo-like plant was made into an early version of a pan flute that would accompany banjos, guitars, fiddles and singing, especially... Already a subscriber?Monica Hooper, arkansasonline.com, 20 Oct. 2024
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The answer is very simple: no buyer of Chrome would pay full price assuming a sale of it by Google in light of market knowledge that the sale would be coerced.John Tamny, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Over a month and a half, the report said, Pakistani authorities deported 20,000 Afghans and coerced over 350,000 more to leave on their own.Trisha Mukherjee, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
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Philadelphia has adopted a bullying identity on both sides of the ball and done it without rolling up big turnover or penalty totals.Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
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Deadly bullying In recent months, two more young girls have joined a growing list of children who have taken their own lives after allegations of online bullying.Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
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Force Ghosts • Raise a tankard of Weequay Pirate Brew to Michael Abels, The Acolyte’s composer.Noel Murray, Vulture, 5 June 2024
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Old New York money probably chased a tankard from around 1710 that belonged to Henry Beekman, whose grandson, Robert Livingston, signed the Declaration of Independence.Brian T. Allen, National Review, 27 Jan. 2024
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Weapons of any kind (no knives or mace/pepper spray of any size).Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 1 Dec. 2024
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Before word of the murder has even reached Rhaenyra, Aegon has bludgeoned her would-be flagbearer to death with an ornate mace.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 June 2024
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“Blackjack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackjack. Accessed 10 Dec. 2024.
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