as in to defraud
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Thirteen individuals have been charged in connection with operating scam call centers that raked in over $5 million by defrauding 400 older adults across the nation, federal prosecutors said.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025 -
The bill’s most significant changes are the reforms made America’s overgrown social safety net, which was being defrauded and treated like a piggy bank.—
Thomas Aiello,
Boston Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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The source said there’s a sentiment in city government that the state is trying to shortchange the city.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
16 July 2025
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The question of who’s important in the show’s eyes expanded so much that some were bound to get shortchanged.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
26 June 2025
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“Clean (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clean%20%28out%29. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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