as in to usurp
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Tata Sons followed this with an equally detailed press release accusing Mistry of running the business badly and even trying to usurp control of operating companies.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025 -
As Craigslist, Google, and Facebook usurped most of what newspapers counted on for ad revenue, my beloved industry cratered in all but the urban power centers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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Jake is revealed to be embezzling from his business and steadily engages in a series of moral, personal, and legal trespasses that are at least as bad as Vince’s.—
Andrew Bernard,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
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Whitley County Former Whitley County Sheriff Lawrence Hodge was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison in 2011 for conspiring with drug dealers to distribute prescription pills, turning a blind eye to drug trafficking and embezzling taxpayer dollars.—
Josh Wood,
Louisville Courier Journal,
17 Sep. 2025
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According to Rolling Stone, Watkins was first arrested in September 2012 after police officers seized a large number of mobile phones and storage devices after conducting a drug search warrant at his home in Pontypridd, a town in Wales.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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Polymarket for its part has drawn in younger users with a better platform and by seizing upon the pandemic-era gambling trend especially prevalent in Gen Z men—not to mention with a little help from a newly friendly regulatory environment.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Even when Jimmy Kimmel Live returned to air, some affiliate networks continued to preempt the show for a few days.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
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Many states exert tight influence over cities, however, even passing legislation in recent years that preempt cities from adopting their own policies on issues like immigration, gay rights and the environment.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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Some of today’s most ubiquitous beauty trends were started by Latinas, appropriated by white mainstream audiences, and rebranded into something that only sounds new.—
Sofía Viera,
Allure,
10 Oct. 2025
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The memo, first reported by Axios, says that Congress must specifically appropriate funds for back pay, contradicting previous understandings of the law.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
7 Oct. 2025
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Just last week, one case was dismissed by a federal judge who said former Bojangles employees failed to show their data was misused as a result of the breach.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Oct. 2025
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Now, new unsealed documents reveal the FBI was looking into whether the cybersecurity researcher, who lived in Bloomington and Carmel, misused federal research grants.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
7 Oct. 2025
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Like Mao and Deng before him, Xi Jinping has arrogated to himself great power.—
JOSEPH TORIGIAN,
Foreign Affairs,
23 June 2025
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Politicians exist to spend, and Congress arrogated to itself what was left over after existing Social Security recipients were paid.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Retailers who break the order could face a $500 fine per day if the products are still offered for sale, and the Ohio Department of Agriculture will have the authority to confiscate any of the products.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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In his work recovering brands that hold emotional and nostalgic value for Cubans — many of which were created by businesses confiscated by the Cuban regime after 1959 — Haber has just launched Guayabita del Pinar in Miami.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Peculate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peculate. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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