as in to defraud
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Federal prosecutors in Texas identified 80 victims defrauded of nearly $40 million by Charles Carrier since 2018.—
Anjeanette Damon,
ProPublica,
30 May 2025 -
The pair was accused of running a scheme that, through fraudulent loans, defrauded the IRS and committed tax evasion.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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Most shortchanged by the script Wen, whose character’s trauma and relationship with her son is set up as a vital part of the narrative, just for her to get confined to the margins of the narrative and for her conflict to resolve with little fanfare.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
28 May 2025
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Michael Martin, a nonresident fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said the military could slow the delivery of supplies, deny visas to relief workers or direct more aid to areas nominally under its control, shortchanging areas under opposition control.—
Sui-Lee Wee,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Clean (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clean%20%28out%29. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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