as in stings
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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Noun
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With boxers, common sense seldom prevails.—
Bill Dwyre,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Dec. 2024 -
Both boxers didn’t yield throughout the match as the stronger opponent shifted from one to the other up until the final round.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
22 Dec. 2024
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Yes, there are some cheesy elements and the film's action is frequently over-the-top—but not any more so than countless other hugely popular action movies, particularly those from the 1980s and 1990s.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
24 Dec. 2024
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What is the chronological order of the Star Wars movies?—
Katie Wiseman,
The Courier-Journal,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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An exorbitant cost for a used undershirt The war economy is also compounding the winter crisis.—
Ghada Abdulfattah,
The Christian Science Monitor,
7 Jan. 2025
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There is no drug that could equal the intoxicating power in the cling of a white undershirt or the angle of a throat straining for a kiss.—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Nov. 2024
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Does anyone really care whether Tesla beats and raises?—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2025
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Nothing beats the idea of inclusion.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Shorts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shorts. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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