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Noun
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Find early-stage ventures where your up front graft might pay off for years.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025 -
President Trump is right to ignore him and solve for peace independent of the disgusting, massive graft machine feeding off the dead bodies of Ukrainian soldiers.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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Margaret Maheu, 22, of Somers was arrested Tuesday on one count of fourth-degree larceny, according to Connecticut State Police.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2025
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But this isn’t one of those early ’90s movies in which an awful guy becomes less so after a near-death experience, substituting larceny for a brain tumor.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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Homicide and nonfatal shooting totals fell again in 2023, but the city was roiled by robbery and carjacking crews responsible for an overall uptick in violence.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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Munoz was serving a 15-year sentence at the minimum-security fire camp for first-degree robbery of an inhabited dwelling, records show.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Matthew Mixon, 38, pled guilty in December to misapplication of fiduciary property, according to court documents.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Mar. 2025
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The misapplication of good friction can turn it bad and result in one more cumbersome process you’re tempted to work around.—
Josh Browning,
Big Think,
12 Feb. 2025
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Friends since their youth, the two grow up together in petty thievery which leads to dual lives in organized crime.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2025
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But there was another side to this sweet young thing—a history of tantrums, thievery, and rebellion.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Peculation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peculation. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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