as in to defraud
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Blackman was convicted of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and wire fraud, conspiracy to pay and receive healthcare kickbacks, and conspiracy to defraud the United States and to make false statements in connection with healthcare matters, according to the Department of Justice.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
14 May 2026 -
The Louvre alerted French immigration authorities in December 2024 that Chinese tour guides were defrauding ticketing systems for groups of Chinese tourists, reusing the same ticket multiple times.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
14 May 2026
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Despite all of this, the market is still trying to figure out what Millrose is worth, and at around 9 times AFFO, Wall Street still might be shortchanging the REIT.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
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My one qualm with the otherwise fantastic character development on this show is that Susie is getting shortchanged around every corner.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
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“Clean (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clean%20%28out%29. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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