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peculated

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past tense of peculate

as in took over

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According to a 2005 biography, Tung was born in Shanghai on May 29, 1937, and his family moved to Hong Kong in 1947 — two years before the Communists took over the mainland.

— Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Fresh Leadership Vaughn, who took over as chief of Genesco in 2020, recalled that Journeys emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic in good shape, but that the consumer landscape had changed drastically, triggering the need for a different approach.

— Jennie Bell, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

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According to investigators, Rodriguez and Perez embezzled approximately $620,000 from Iron Container between 2020 and 2025.

— Abby Dodge, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
While an investigation determined that McCauley had embezzled at least $12 million, Cook believes the amount could be even higher.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026

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In April, popular Chinese actor Jackson Yee made headlines when his studio issued a public statement that his face was being misused by AI drama producers.

— Ling Wei, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
An identity theft monitoring service can add another layer by watching for signs that your personal or financial information may be misused.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

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For every song ingested into these LLMs, ALL of the creative elements that went into the track have been surreptitiously appropriated.

— David Barber, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026
The initial contract between Norman and Mental Health Association Oklahoma was for one year and carried a $383,633 price tag, with $333,633 appropriated from Opioid Settlement Funds.

— Jake Ramsey, Oklahoma Watch, 30 Aug. 2026

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That’s one reason there are so many arguments over the value of a team, or an athlete, or sports more generally, as more and more money chases something essentially priceless—or misappropriated, depending on your view.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Every dollar misappropriated by a fraudulent operator is a dollar taken directly from an individual struggling with depression, addiction or severe mental illness.

— Richard Popiel, Boston Herald, 30 Aug. 2026

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