as in cheated
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
charged that the used-car dealer had been shorting customers for years
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Recent Examples of shorted
Citadel ended up making a grave-dancer investment in Melvin Capital, a hedge fund that had shorted GameStop, to capitalize on Melvin’s distress.
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Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
The first, in which a dangling panel from an Acela train shorted third-rail power into the signaling system, shut down rail travel into and out of Penn for more than a day.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
Still, the trades raised some eyebrows because whoever purchased a large amount of stock futures and sold or shorted crude futures at that moment made a lot of money just minutes later.
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Yun Li,
CNBC,
23 Mar. 2026
Online and in congressional hearings, Tenev was accused of aiding hedge funds that had shorted GameStop, at amateur traders’ expense.
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Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
13 Mar. 2026
Crowley alleged that her department had been shorted money needed to improve fire responses.
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Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
4 Mar. 2026
Those who shorted the provocation phase got crushed by the pivot.
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Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
The initial claim from Nebraska was scant on details about how much water is being shorted to Nebraska users.
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The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
28 Oct. 2025
Electric telegraph lines across Europe and the Americas shorted out.
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Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
The first, in which a dangling panel from an Acela train shorted third-rail power into the signaling system, shut down rail travel into and out of Penn for more than a day.
—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
Still, the trades raised some eyebrows because whoever purchased a large amount of stock futures and sold or shorted crude futures at that moment made a lot of money just minutes later.
—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
23 Mar. 2026
Online and in congressional hearings, Tenev was accused of aiding hedge funds that had shorted GameStop, at amateur traders’ expense.
—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
13 Mar. 2026
Crowley alleged that her department had been shorted money needed to improve fire responses.
—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
4 Mar. 2026
Those who shorted the provocation phase got crushed by the pivot.
—
Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
The initial claim from Nebraska was scant on details about how much water is being shorted to Nebraska users.
—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
28 Oct. 2025
Electric telegraph lines across Europe and the Americas shorted out.
—
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shorted
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The fans were cheated Sunday out of a chance to see an interesting pitching matchup between Shota Imanaga and Dylan Cease, the former Cubs farmhand and former White Sox pitcher.
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Looking the other way A 2020 study of 840 undergraduate college students found that 32% of them had cheated in some way on an exam.
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Its members were plucked from 120,000 international applicants to be rigorously trained, molded, and manufactured into international superstars through K-pop methodology.
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Editor Picks One way to weed through the pages and pages of deals is going straight to the Vogue editor picks section, to see what the team has hand-plucked across all categories.
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Like many European carmakers, it has been squeezed by fresh tariffs on its exports to the United States as well as struggling to counter the rise of Chinese electric vehicles manufacturers, including BYD.
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Until then, concern that the smartphone market would continue to be squeezed by memory chip shortages had led investors to take a cautious view on Qualcomm’s prospects.
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The first inning looked promising as Yandy Diaz and Jonathan Aranda singled, and Cedric Mullins hustled his bunt attempt into a hit to load the bases.
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As bankers hustled behind closed doors to price the deal and reporters indicated a first price of as high as $175, SpaceX perp-traders on Hyperliquid were buying and selling futures as high as $180 around the opening bell and as low as $153 just before the first trade came in at $150.
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While the driver was unharmed, per the station, CBS affiliate KFDM-TV in Beaumont said its photographer was stung once while at the scene, according to KBTX.
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Drivers stung by high gas prices have enjoyed some welcome relief over recent weeks, however, even as the impact of the Iran war continues to choke off oil supply.
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Now, Greg is screwed because, one week in, everyone is having a great time.
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No matter who ends up on the Iron Throne, the common people get screwed.
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Video from Kentucky showed emergency crews wading through knee-deep floodwaters to rescue residents who got stuck in their cars amid the floods Monday.
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As the gut is considered a second brain, the process involves listening in with a stethoscope while manual, hands-on therapy helps the body shift more easily between fight-or-flight and not get stuck in one.
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