Thesaurus results for CASHED IN (ON)

cashed in (on)

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past tense of cash in (on)

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to take unfair advantage of some observers thought the lawyers were cashing in on the tragedy

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The Hyundai Motor Company used one of the world’s largest sporting stages to showcase its robotics ambitions.

— Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
For instance, in Berkeley, neighbors used CEQA — citing potential noise impact from partying students — to delay, for years, UC Berkeley’s construction of student dorms on People’s Park.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

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The stutter, in this case, provides a sudden stimulus that triggers the ’keeper to commit to going in a certain direction early, which can then be exploited with a shot sent the other way.

— Geir Jordet, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Parties have exploited lulls in fighting to buy time, rebuild capabilities and consolidate political or territorial gains ahead of the next round of conflict.

— Anthony Wanis-St John, The Conversation, 10 July 2026

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Trustees raised several concerns, including the lack of a statewide bond measure on the November ballot that could otherwise have been leveraged to secure matching state funds.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026
Divergent’s patented technologies have been leveraged by defense and aerospace organizations, including Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and the US Department of Defense, as well as high-end automakers like Bugatti and McLaren.

— Bradley Iger, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026

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The Cothams say Yaffe manipulated him into signing over millions of dollars in assets — including a $1 million Cramerton home, a Ferrari, a Porsche and a Corvette — in a scheme to enrich herself.

— Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
Feng Chen Wang manipulated denim with twisted side seams and folded excess fabric.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 9 July 2026

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