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choused

verb

past tense of chouse

as in cheated

to rob by the use of trickery or threats an open-air bazaar where generations of unwary tourists have been choused

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The producers’ suit appeared to sputter out in 2022, when a judge ruled that they were not cheated out of profits and that AMC had sued a standard definition.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
The Times has interviewed more than a dozen clients and investors who said they were cheated by Holdo.

— Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheated

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Those also turned to boos on Strand’s first NFL pass, which Horn deflected and Lloyd plucked out of the air at close range.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026
According to Anderson, a key part of the Patriots’ winning formula was Brady’s sense that Belichick had plucked him from obscurity.

— Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of plucked

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As solitary insects with limited aggression towards humans, the risk of getting stung is often not worth your direct interference.

— Sean Donnelly, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
Two years is a long time in the NFL, yet that wild-card loss to the Philadelphia Eagles still stung in the building.

— Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of stung

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Her mother hustled her to hospital, only for the doctors to realize Accurso’s active imagination had left her in the same predicament as Madeline’s friends.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026
In the press box, Ravens assistants hustled downstairs to join the celebration.

— Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of hustled

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Sometimes a lid isn’t screwed tightly, and your foundation proves its worth all over the inside of your bag.

— Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2026
Like her, Americans are also so tired of being screwed by an administration that’s not only grossly incompetent and cruel but corrupt as well.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

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