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shanghaiing

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verb

present participle of shanghai

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Noun
  • The United States declared war on Great Britain after more incidents of naval impressment, trade restrictions, and the British attack of the Chesapeake.
    Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 14 Nov. 2024
  • In fact, by the late summer of 1812, the British had eliminated the orders in council, leaving impressment as the only unresolved issue of any consequence.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2012
Verb
  • McLaughlin is accused of deceiving dog owners and rescue groups nationwide to acquire animals needing specialized care, according to police.
    Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024
  • In the complaint, Michel blames Hill for mismanaging and deceiving her bandmates about the tour’s finances.
    SPIN Staff, SPIN, 1 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Horsetail Fall offers consistency in capturing natural wonder that beaches or even the Grand Canyon, sometimes hampered by fog, cannot deliver, Dunn said.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Bowman, 30, was first to cross at 2 hours, 17 minutes and 47 seconds, capturing the men's title.
    Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 21 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Boyce, who had been living with epilepsy, died in July 2019 after suffering a seizure in his sleep.
    Esther Kang, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
  • The investigation into the Mexican drug cartel resulted in the indictment of 20 of its leaders, including a main boss serving life in prison, as well as the seizure of thousands of pounds of drugs and over $11 million in cartel money.
    Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Like Harris, Walz did his debate prep in a swing state, seizing the opportunity to log a few extra days in a battleground and potentially earn some goodwill among voters there.
    Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,Annie Nova,Rebecca Picciotto,Josephine Rozzelle,Brian Schwartz,Ece Yildirim, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
  • After a lifetime of being objectified, Pamela Anderson is entering a new era—and seizing control.
    Emily Maddick, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2024
Verb
  • More than 42,000 Palestinians have been killed in the yearlong war triggered when Hamas operatives swarmed into southern Israel, killing 1,200 and abducting 250.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2024
  • The terror group killed thousands, predominantly targeting men and elderly women, while abducting boys to forcibly conscript them as child soldiers.
    Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • And he's already noticed behind-the-scenes scheming from Bergmann and original Survivor winner Richard Hatch.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Starkey's breakout role was as the angry, scheming older brother to Madelyn Cline in Netflix's Outer Banks, so joining the A24 film as the object of Craig's desire and obsession was certainly a big change.
    Julia Moore, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
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