as in to defraud
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Defendants Patrick and Charles Boyd were convicted of defrauding the Food and Drug Administration by using their wholesale business to buy more than $90 million of illicit pharmaceutical drugs in other parts of the country and distribute them to unwitting customers in South Florida.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
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After receiving his commutation, Santos expressed remorse for defrauding people and vowed to make improving the nation’s prisons his life’s work.—
Khalil Cumberbatch,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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At the postgame news conference, Dillingham did not shortchange Tyson’s absence.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Let’s not shortchange the resurrection moment, though, which has far-reaching implications.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Clean (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clean%20%28out%29. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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