as in to usurp
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Thankfully this judge, unlike Congress, is unwilling to allow his power to be usurped freely without a fight.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2025 -
The door remains open, albeit slightly, for the Blue Jackets to run the table and somehow usurp the Canadiens to enter the playoffs.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Alexei Smirnov, former governor of Russia's Kursk region, was arrested Wednesday on charges of embezzling millions of rubles earmarked for anti-tank defenses that reportedly failed due to substandard construction.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Eric Borghetti, 51, of Chelmsford, has been charged with five counts of embezzlement by a fiduciary for allegedly embezzling $328,500 from a family member.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
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These results suggest that media-savvy Democrats who seize this moment to call out Trump and the MAGA agenda could put themselves in a strong position to become the next leader of the Democratic Party.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Big little Liechtenstein Soon after the Castro brothers seized power in 1959, at the height of the Cold War as the globe was falling into capitalist or communist camps, a complete U.S. trade embargo sought to choke the Cuban economy and bring about regime change.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2025
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For example, in January Maryland Circuit Judge Steven Platt threw out a suit filed by Annapolis and Anne Arundel County against numerous companies, saying that federal law preempted state law claims against the energy companies.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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There is also an ongoing push to preempt local control of Community Redevelopment Agencies (CRAs), even though CRAs have been one of the most effective tools for revitalization and job creation in cities like ours.—
Rob Long,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2025
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Members included the city's wealthiest and most successful businessmen, such as William Wrigley, owner of the Chicago Cubs, who appropriated the club’s logo for that team.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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In typical years, once Congress appropriates LIHEAP funds, HHS distributes the money in the fall in time for the colder months.—
Naveena Sadasivam,
Wired News,
19 Apr. 2025
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In evaluating the draft class, that’s not because the Cowboys have been misusing their time in the initial offseason under first-year head coach Brian Schottenheimer.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Apr. 2025
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Identity theft protection services offer continuous monitoring of your credit reports, Social Security number and even the dark web to detect if your information is being misused.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Disney arrogates those traits, skills, and experiences, essentially using modern female ideals to challenge traditional masculine ideals.—
Armond White,
National Review,
4 Dec. 2024
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Back before the federal government arrogated to itself an outsize role as financier of college education, the Wayne States of the world were where ambitious people who didn’t have a lot of money, who wanted to save money on college, or both, got their degrees.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
12 Oct. 2024
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The pair collaborated on searching freight shipments, storage units and vehicles to confiscate drugs, targeting marijuana in particular because it was stored locally rather than sent to the DEA, according to officials.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2025
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Some of them have taken advantage of the departure of foreign and multinational corporations from Russia by buying depreciated assets or simply confiscating them, generally with the support of powerful insiders, such as the Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.—
ALEXANDER GABUEV,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Peculate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peculate. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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