as in to usurp
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No Blue Jay has usurped Carter in that category this October.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025 -
Proposition 50 isn’t an offensive move to usurp power.—
Daniel Borenstein,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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Navarro received 120 days in jail and two years probation for embezzling nearly $40,000 to build his secret Burlingame train station apartment, which was equipped with a bedroom, office, gym, bathroom with a shower, and other furniture, such as a sofa and coffee table.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
25 Oct. 2025
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And, yes, this compulsive fabulist did in fact embezzle campaign funds from his own donors to fund a lavish lifestyle, did commit identity theft and did fraudulently collect pandemic unemployment benefits.—
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
Twin Cities,
24 Oct. 2025
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What’s more, after the Velvet Revolution of 1989, Czechs who had their property seized by the state were allowed to reclaim much of it through a restitution system – but not ethnic Germans who lost it under the post-war Benes decrees.—
Will Tizard,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
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As my daughter’s face paled, and a man in a clown mask stalked the aisles, panic seized my limbs.—
Christa Carmen,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The concern is that FDA will not remove unsafe ingredients, and then the states are preempted from doing so, leaving Americans unprotected.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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As such, any Charter provision in conflict with the statute is preempted.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The move marks a dramatic break from the government's process to fund the military, which relies on funding appropriated from Congress.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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Supporters estimate the tax could generate approximately $100 billion in revenue, which could begin being appropriated in 2027.—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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In the 2000s, Andrew was repeatedly accused of misusing his position as a British trade envoy for his personal advantage.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
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Even innocent photos can be misused.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 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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The property of citizens has been confiscated, there are floggings, and attacks.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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The city also can seize and confiscate any e-bike operated in violation of the ordinance’s provisions.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Peculate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peculate. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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