as in to use
to take unfair advantage of
some observers thought the lawyers were cashing in on the tragedy
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This is when the teen uses social conflict to express frustration.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025 -
The treatment had never been used on a species of raptor before, but Ammann took a leap and sent them an email.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
6 July 2025
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Overstreet received a $2,700 check from the Ocala Police Department for his nonprofit in 2022, during the same timeframe when he was accused of abusing the teen girl, records show.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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Under our nation's laws, our government has the authority to revoke your green card if our laws are broken and abused.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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His bat speed hasn’t slowed, but there will always be ways to exploit even the greatest hitters.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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Sheeraz is also adept at timing; if his foe offers a slight opening, Sheeraz can exploit it and land a powerful strike.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Meanwhile, Trump has intensified the talks with other trading partners, leveraging threats of higher tariffs to extract concessions, with an apparent target on curbing transshipments linked to China.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
14 July 2025
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Provider tax cuts delayed The law also limits states' use of a decades-old system of taxing health providers to leverage extra federal Medicaid funding.—
Phil Galewitz,
NPR,
14 July 2025
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Even a congressional candidate has alleged that humans manipulated the weather behind the Fourth of July weekend floods in Texas, which left at least 120 people dead and more than 170 still missing.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
12 July 2025
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Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to run malicious code or access other parts of your system by manipulating memory.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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“Cash in (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cash%20in%20%28on%29. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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