as in to usurp
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Kyle Shanahan’s system elevates almost every QB, but Lance lasted only eight games (four starts) with the 49ers, then failed to usurp Cooper Rush in Dallas.—
Vic Tafur,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025 -
This began a multi-decade attempt by George to usurp power from Edward and take the throne for himself.—
Sarah Holzmann,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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But that program, launched in 1990, has long been cited for potential abuses, including one prominent case from almost a decade ago that involved owners of a Vermont ski resort embezzling millions from foreign investors who hoped to score visas through the program.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2025
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Jayne's estranged husband, Tom Girardi, was accused of embezzling millions from clients, and this legal mess has impacted her career.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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In a lightning three-week offensive, the M23 took control of eastern Congo's main city Goma and seized the second largest city, Bukavu.—
JANVIER BARHAHIGA AND MONIKA PRONCZUK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Serving this warrant with a copy of the Affidavit, and making the search and if the person or property to be found there, to seize the person or the property and hold for safekeeping until further order of this court.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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Another bill Gianforte enacted, SB 528, preempts all local prohibitions or restrictions on the construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs), such as a carriage houses, guest cottages, and pool houses.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which has to approve pipelines, and the Department of Energy do have authorities that could preempt local rules.—
Jan Ellen Spiegel,
Hartford Courant,
12 Feb. 2025
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Congress has appropriated $174 billion in assistance to Ukraine since 2022, according to the Congressional Research Service.—
Brian Bennett,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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But under the current plan, that money would not be appropriated until the next fiscal year, the Republican pointed out.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
5 Mar. 2025
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Their litigations essentially mirrored the same set of issues: Whether the ACC misused media rights, the appropriate penalty or fee (or both) a school should face for exiting the ACC and compliance requirements for member schools.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Without human review, workers’ leave data could be misused, potentially influencing promotions, job security, or disciplinary actions.—
Christine Michel Carter,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Disney arrogates those traits, skills, and experiences, essentially using modern female ideals to challenge traditional masculine ideals.—
Armond White,
National Review,
4 Dec. 2024
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Back before the federal government arrogated to itself an outsize role as financier of college education, the Wayne States of the world were where ambitious people who didn’t have a lot of money, who wanted to save money on college, or both, got their degrees.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
12 Oct. 2024
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President Donald Trump celebrated on Friday after the FBI returned boxes of classified documents that were confiscated during a raid of Mar-a-Lago in 2022.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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Personal property confiscated by the FBI during its 2022 search of Mar-a-Lago was boxed up and loaded onto Air Force One to make the journey back to Florida.—
Christian Datoc,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Peculate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peculate. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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