as in cadet
a man who solicits clients for a woman who is willing to engage in sexual activities for money
the sting operation nabbed 15 prostitutes and two pimps
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as in to use
to take unfair advantage of
a movie actress who pimped everybody she ever met as she clawed her way to the top
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Recent Examples of pimp
Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Raybon offered to manage the officer as a pimp, prosecutors said in court filings.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Armstrong has been charged by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office Human Exploitation and Trafficking Unit with single counts of human trafficking of a minor, pimping a minor over the age of 16 years and pandering with a minor over 16 years old — all felonies.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The alleged pimp, Kevin Mays, was an assistant men’s basketball coach and former player at Cal State Bakersfield.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Raybon offered to manage the officer as a pimp, prosecutors said in court filings.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
Mays faces 11 charges, including pimping, possession of automatic firearms and high-capacity magazines, and possession of methamphetamine and marijuana with intent to sell.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Armstrong has been charged by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office Human Exploitation and Trafficking Unit with single counts of human trafficking of a minor, pimping a minor over the age of 16 years and pandering with a minor over 16 years old — all felonies.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
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Competing against 34 entries from across the region, Cimini won the A-Mark Investigative Journalism Award for her reporting on the Maryland Freestate Challenge Academy, where a teen cadet said he was beaten and suffered a concussion at camp.—
Bridget Byrne,
Baltimore Sun,
9 May 2026
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Evan Greenleigh, a cadet at The Citadel, a historic military college, has been identified as the sole victim to die in a boat crash in Shem Creek in Mount Pleasant on Saturday, April 25, ABC affiliate WCIV, CBS affiliate WCSC and NBC affiliate WCBD reported.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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While Marner avoided an abysmal 2025-26 season, the Leafs are expected to use the first-overall pick in the upcoming draft on Penn State star Gavin McKenna, the kind of player who should be able to help right the ship in a hurry.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Drake addresses Kendrick Lamar feud with fiery tracks The Grammy-winning rapper also used his latest musical project to reignite his feud with fellow emcee Kendrick Lamar.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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Also, Wasserman in recent weeks assured individuals at his company and LA28, that besides the 2002 humanitarian trip with Epstein, there was nothing more to come from his involvement with the shady financier and his procurer Maxwell.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for acting as Epstein’s procurer of young girls.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
3 Dec. 2025
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The university still faces five active federal lawsuits in the Southern District of Ohio from 236 men alleging Strauss abused them.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
11 May 2026
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There have been several cases of clergy abusing children in Sri Lanka, but the latest arrest involves the most senior monk to be accused of such a crime.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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Venezuela and the Caribbean nation — who in the 1990s signed a delimitation treaty establishing the terms for exploiting any hydrocarbon deposits on both sides of the border strip — share the Gulf of Paria, an inland sea at Venezuela’s westernmost end and south of the island of Trinidad.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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Social media captures attention by exploiting social reward — approval, outrage, belonging.—
Jonathan Avery,
STAT,
11 May 2026
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Rather than using hybrid technology to soften its cars, Lamborghini is leveraging electrification to create even more powerful and exclusive machines.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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Scientific American spoke with Elkins-Tanton about leadership, team building and leveraging soft skills in an extremely technical career.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
9 May 2026
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In most cases, similar to engine controls, this climate control system can be checked for codes and the various modes manipulated with a scan tool.—
John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2026
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This likely created new evolutionary pressure for specialized hand use during tasks such as carrying objects, manipulating tools, or gesturing.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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“Pimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pimp. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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