as in cheats
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
had the feeling that I had just been thimblerigged by the sweetest-looking old lady
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Though Lesnar rarely cheats to win, Femi isn’t going to lose clean.
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Five average players committed to protecting the middle of the ice are more effective than four great ones and one who cheats for offence.
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At one point, Jessie befriends a gang of tech toys that includes a low-tech potty-training product named Smarty Pants, along with GPS and camera devices Atlas and Snappy.
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The suspects arrested allegedly planned to target senior government officials with small, armed drones; no devices were launched.
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With electric vehicles continuing to gain share, that further squeezes European carmakers.
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At one point, the SUV squeezes past a traffic cone while making a left turn and narrowly avoids colliding with a large truck.
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Dancers in tennis skirts twirled around with rackets while breaking to move plants and shovel dirt.
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One of the roots of the Sicilian mafia was the private protection rackets that formed in the mining regions.
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His torso and thighs grow eye-poppingly muscular beneath their skimpy fur-and-leather togs—a development that does not go unnoticed by a warrior named Red Hair, who plucks the young hunk from his post and tosses him into the prime time of the gladiator pit.
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But the emotional gravity of this offering's deeply personal, melancholic lyrical content plucks an undeniably profound chord that uniquely separates it from the rest of his work.
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Use marabou jigs, jigs tipped with one- to two-inch minnows and spoons for combing these deeper areas.
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The Emirates turned into a stage for unfettered jigs, pogos, salsas — whatever your dancing capabilities, anything went down a treat — as a club turned up the music and danced as one.
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Considering Dylan Holloway was that pick, and the Oilers haven’t found much in any round of all the drafts since, the irony stings for fans of the team.
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If feedback stings, breathe, then ask one clarifying question so everyone understands your intent.
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There are some other fun stats in there, including a ranking of the game's most popular stratagems.
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“Thimblerigs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thimblerigs. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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