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Recent Examples of shortchange This is important to make sure New York as a whole is not shortchanged and promotes fair representation and service allocations for all neighborhoods. Julie Menin, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025 According to the Tribe’s attorneys, bank officials shortchanged the trust by picking safe investment strategies, shunning stocks in favor of less volatile but less lucrative money market accounts that didn’t always keep pace with inflation. Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2025 Ultimately, said Perez, this can shortchange children: They’re being looked after rather than educated. Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025 Related Articles California’s cities and schools face big budget gaps, few options Los Angeles spends billions on homelessness with little accountability Grappling with DOGE: Why cutting waste and fixing entitlements are both essential School shutdowns shortchanged America’s children. Debra J. Saunders, Orange County Register, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shortchange
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortchange
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  • President Donald Trump's rapid pullback of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has cost Americans at least $18 billion in higher fees and lost compensation for consumers allegedly cheated by major companies, according to an analysis released Tuesday by two organizations.
    Douglas Gillison, USA Today, 25 June 2025
  • But they didn’t get cheated this spring, not with three rousing blasts from the past: Against the Pistons, against the Celtics, against the Pacers.
    Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 23 June 2025
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  • Paul Blackburn, with plenty of starting experience for Oakland, could squeeze into the picture too – especially if the Mets decide to try a six-man rotation that would save wear and tear on each man.
    Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • When pancake is ready to flip, squeeze the cinnamon mixture into a swirl shape on top of the pancake batter, pressing the tip of the bag slightly into the batter.
    Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 27 June 2025
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  • Not long after that, Van was booked to face Kevin Borjas on a Dana White’s Contender Series Card, but the UFC plucked him from that event to face Zhalgas Zhumagulov in June 2024.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • Today, Horowitz’s startup, AMP, based in Louisville, Colo., has developed a technology that could move the needle—by using AI to pluck recyclables out of society’s vast tide of garbage far more quickly and efficiently.
    Chris Stokel-Walker, Fortune, 26 June 2025
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  • Before becoming a sports agent, the Cleveland-native hustled to make ends meet.
    Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 30 June 2025
  • There are few travel moments more deflating than racing through security, grabbing overpriced snacks, and hustling to your gate—only to find your flight has been canceled and the line to speak with an agent is already snaking around the concourse.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2025
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  • In the meantime, the pain of the Elio process still stings for the creatives who saw the movie’s trajectory become something of a cautionary tale.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
  • The moment was emotional, personal, but despite the celebration, one thing stung him.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
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  • Nothing beats a flattering linen dress for the summer.
    Isis Briones, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2025
  • On Wednesday, Fritz beat Canada's Diallo 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(0), 4-6, 6-3 to reach Wimbledon's third round, in three hours and six minutes.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
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  • While the audience members could still speak on the item about to be deferred, Rodriguez said, doing so would mean the public wouldn’t have the chance to address commissioners if the item ever came up for an actual vote at a future meeting.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025
  • Apps which are meant to make users safer and more secure but are doing the very opposite.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
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  • Courts can’t stick their heads in the sand to an obvious way that a new technology might severely harm the incentive to create, just because the issue has not come up before.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2025
  • Resist the urge to stick exclusively with people from the same background who all see the world the same way.
    Robert E. Siegel, CNBC, 26 June 2025

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“Shortchange.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortchange. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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