as in to defraud
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Federal prosecutors in New York charged its former CEO Joanna Smith-Griffin for defrauding investors of nearly $10 million.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026 -
Attorneys for Perry countersued, saying Aumann never had an ownership stake, was not an employee and misrepresented and defrauded Perry and Crawford — at times threatening physical violence.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
25 Feb. 2026
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There was never any intention to shortchange my presence in the narrative.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2026
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The potential benefits would go to education, in particular, as well as to health care, child care and a slew of other state services that Democrats say have been shortchanged by a system that has been largely untouched for nearly 20 years.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Clean (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clean%20%28out%29. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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