as in to usurp
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One wonders how long the citizens of those communities are going to put up with the state usurping their authority to govern themselves.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Apr. 2026 -
That’s come just as the Edmonton Oilers have ripped off a season-best five straight victories to usurp the Ducks’ position atop the Pacific.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
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Just a few weeks after Erika filed for divorce, her estranged husband was accused of embezzling client settlements for his own personal spending, including several families of the victims of the 2018 Lion Air Flight 610 crash.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
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He was later sued for embezzling millions from investors.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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According to the search warrant, investigators went through the home and reported seizing 13 blue capsule pills marked R3060.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
9 Apr. 2026
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Brendan Carr, the chairman of the FCC who is rarely shy on any media topic, seized on the issue of accessible sports rights in a post on X earlier this year.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2026
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Volunteer Jane Gilbert recommends newbies check the site to make sure the Sunday practice isn’t preempted by a special event.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
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Missouri lawmakers are considering legislation that would prohibit cities from regulating the size of alcoholic containers and the number of containers that can be purchased, an attempt to preempt the city from enforcing the ordinance.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Legislature is appropriating $5 million in one-time funding to put toward the fund.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Apr. 2026
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The symbols were easily appropriated for marketing by roadside vendors but weren’t indicative of the separate and distinct Native American cultures in the area.—
Susan Montoya Bryan,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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In the past, doing all the risk assessments and necessary evaluations to ensure funds are not misused, can take a year or more.—
Fatma Tanis,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Inspector General closed the final investigation in 2022, saying there was no proof Hernandez had misused her position, engaged in conflicts of interest or accepted financial incentives.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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But all of those ideas for spending or tax rebates, again, all of those are congressional authority that the president is arrogating to himself—something else that would have startled the founders of the country all those 250 years ago.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
31 Dec. 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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The same casino employee returned with an Indiana State Police officer, Fagan said, who confiscated the banner again.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Will our king have the DOJ and the FBI confiscate voting machines?—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Peculate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peculate. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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