as in pawn
one that is or can be used to further the purposes of another
these changes to the zoning laws have only confirmed for many that the town council has become the cat's-paw of local real estate developers
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Consumers should check the spot price of gold online before hawking their gold at a pawn shop or online marketplace like Alloy or Express Gold Cash, Kristof said.—
Jessica Dickler,Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
30 Apr. 2025 -
Officials did not name the auction house or the pawn shop.—
Kaitlyn Huamani,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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General Catalyst, a venture capital firm, has a varied portfolio that also includes cosmetics company Beauty Pie, image software company Canva and online travel search tool Kayak, among others.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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Employees handle calls from home, using company provided tools and technology.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
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“Cat's-paw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cat%27s-paw. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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