as in to usurp
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The movie takes place in 1957, when Genovese is jealous of Costello’s power and influence and wants to usurp him as the big boss in New York.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
TIME,
20 Mar. 2025 -
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in San Francisco, claims OPM is usurping congressional authority.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
20 Feb. 2025
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Rebecca Schwartz allegedly embezzled money from her husband for years, giving it to her kids and starting a marijuana grow house with her handyman, Florin said.—
Alexandra Koch,
Fox News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Daniel Hardman, co-founder of Pearson Hardman, spent years trying to take back control of the firm after being removed for embezzling money, often going head-to-head with Harvey.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2025
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At that point, Hamas had emerged victorious in elections and seized power amid a violent rift with the PA's leading Fatah faction, still led by Arafat's successor, President Mahmoud Abbas.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
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Illinois was among the first states to pass an NIL law, and Kolak was ready to seize the moment.—
Stacy St. Clair,
ProPublica,
4 Apr. 2025
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The No Fakes Act would not preempt those laws, but would preempt any future state legislation on the issue.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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In the aftermath of Appomattox, ex-Confederates moved quickly, using propaganda, fraud, and terrorism, to preempt Black freedom and impose a system akin to slavery.—
Made by History,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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The company says that at every turn, the studio appropriated and misused their intellectual property to profit at the creators’ expense.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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Congress appropriated money to CDC specifically to support oral health programs, and some congressional staffers say the agency must distribute those funds no matter who is running the HHS or CDC.—
Kasturi Pananjady,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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He was impeached by the state House in 2023 but acquitted by the state Senate after he was accused of misusing his office to benefit a real estate developer.—
Jonathan Easley,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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Yet bioethicists, privacy experts and national security experts warn that genetic information can also be misused in dangerous ways.—
Abigail Dubiniecki,
Forbes.com,
8 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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Then, in 2010, the bank where the chips were stored confiscated the chips after opening the deposit box.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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The animals were confiscated and given to multiple wildlife agencies for care, according to the post.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Peculate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peculate. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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