as in cadet
a man who solicits clients for a woman who is willing to engage in sexual activities for money
the sting operation nabbed 15 prostitutes and two pimps
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to take unfair advantage of
a movie actress who pimped everybody she ever met as she clawed her way to the top
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Regina Kim, Forbes, 19 Nov. 2024
The main character, Louis (Jacob Anderson), is reimagined as a mixed-race Creole pimp in New Orleans' red light district rather than a white plantation owner.
—Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
According to court documents, Gates has prior convictions in Alameda County in 2014 for pimping a minor over 16 but younger than 18 and in 2017 for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Together with Min Seo-jin (Ha Yoon-kyung), an ambitious prosecutor, and Yoon Gil-ho (Ji Chang-wook), a broker and pimp who fiercely looks out for his call girls, Dong-woo starts to unravel a sinister scheme that seemingly implicates some of the city’s most high-profile figures.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 19 Nov. 2024
The main character, Louis (Jacob Anderson), is reimagined as a mixed-race Creole pimp in New Orleans' red light district rather than a white plantation owner.
—Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
The plea deal resolves a case that has been hanging in the balance since 2018, when the pair were arrested and charged in a 20-count criminal complaint, accusing them of pimping, pandering, money laundering and conspiracy to commit a felony.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
According to court documents, Gates has prior convictions in Alameda County in 2014 for pimping a minor over 16 but younger than 18 and in 2017 for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
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Noun
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If the Army wasn’t sure how to run the Academy, neither was the government—in 1811, the Secretary of War ordered most of the cadets away for service elsewhere in the Army, effectively shutting it down for a year and a half.—
Ryan Shaw / Made by History,
TIME,
24 Feb. 2025
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Some open to all Coast Guard cadets include the Asian Pacific American Council, Women’s Leadership Council, Hillel, Compañeros, International Cadet Council, Tribal Council and Diversity Peer Educators.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
1 Feb. 2025
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These 12-week courses typically include work experience, can often be paid for using workforce grants, and allow students to return to the institution for other related and stackable credentials. 5.—
Bruno V. Manno,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Both Israel and the U.S. have verified that Hamas used hospitals in Gaza for military purposes.—
Rachel Wolf,
Fox News,
8 Mar. 2025
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For more than two decades, UNICEF has been the world’s largest procurer of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF), procuring up to 80 percent of global demand, ensuring children suffering from severe malnutrition can be treated successfully.—
Maryanne Murray Buechner,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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The country, for example, has become the world’s largest procurer of LED light bulbs.—
Arunabha Ghosh,
Foreign Affairs,
20 June 2023
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Her defense attorney, Jose Baez, dropped the bombshell accusation that Casey had been abused by her father, implying that this explained her string of lies and her willingness to protect him.—
Aja Romano,
Vox,
4 Mar. 2025
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Other interview subjects said Prince was abused himself as a child and could be controlling or emotionally manipulative.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
4 Mar. 2025
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No, the danger is what those charlatans exploit, namely our vulnerability to the narrative of natural healing, the irresistible allure of conquering cancer with a simple, intuitive approach that lies entirely within our power, no chemo or surgery required.—
Alan Levinovitz,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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Much of what does exist will be difficult to exploit, particularly at a time of war.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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Intuit, which offers products like TurboTax, Credit Karma, and QuickBooks, has made big gains in leveraging AI for customer-facing applications.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
4 Mar. 2025
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Hearst last year brought Siggi Hilmarsson, entrepreneur and founder of Siggi’s Yogurt, onto its board of directors, and plans to leverage his expertise in logistics for the e-commerce revamp, which is expected to take 18 months.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
4 Mar. 2025
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But they had been manipulated by homeowners and businesses, and used to block all kinds of new construction.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Editing concerns truly manipulating an image, making changes to particular areas, and adding content like text, shapes, or other images on top of the original.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Pimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pimp. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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