conn

variants also con
as in to steer
to operate or control the course of there was white-knuckle tension as the captain conned the gunboat through the mine-infested harbor

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  • After seizing power in 2007, Hamas clamped down on Gaza’s gangs — sometimes with brute force and sometimes by steering perks their way.
    Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
  • The program has drawn scrutiny for years, seen by critics as ways for supervisors to solicit political support by steering millions in public money to recipients of their choosing with no public debate.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
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  • Wirkola is back to helm the Casey and Miller penned sequel.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 11 June 2025
  • Questlove, who helmed Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius), has paid tribute to the documentary’s subject, Sly Stone, hours after the iconic artist died on Monday.
    Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
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“Conn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conn. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.

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