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Trump thinks other nations are taking advantage of the U.S. — that too many allies are freeloading off American military might and not spending enough on their own armed forces.
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Vaughn Hillyard, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2024
Otherwise, imposing the planning and cost burden on the Secret Service is just a way for a campaign to freeload off taxpayers.
—Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
Part of last year’s subscription growth flowed from a crackdown on viewers who had been freeloading off Netflix subscribers who shared their account passwords.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 June 2024
Both Russian and Chinese firms are discovering that their ability to freeload off the liberal international order has been compromised.
—Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2023
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Vaughn Hillyard, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2024
Otherwise, imposing the planning and cost burden on the Secret Service is just a way for a campaign to freeload off taxpayers.
—Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
Part of last year’s subscription growth flowed from a crackdown on viewers who had been freeloading off Netflix subscribers who shared their account passwords.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 June 2024
Both Russian and Chinese firms are discovering that their ability to freeload off the liberal international order has been compromised.
—Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2023
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“Freeload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freeload. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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