as in dodger
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value
financial finaglers who were suspected of insider trading
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Ukraine faces severe personnel shortages with around 200,000 military desertions and 2 million draft-dodgers, threatening its ability to sustain the war against Russia’s 2022 invasion.—
Kirsten Grieshaber,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026 -
Almost all other passengers dine at the Britannia Restaurant, and there’s also a buffet restaurant serving international cuisine, with options for vegans, vegetarians and dairy dodgers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Jan. 2026
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More flaglantry detrimental to learning, plenty more use the tech to generate entire essays and solve math problems — or, in a word, cheat.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
10 June 2026
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The chin-grazing bob is a great cheat code for sporting your natural hair texture effortlessly, too.—
Tessa Petak,
InStyle,
10 June 2026
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Siobhan’s shark piñata has mysteriously disappeared.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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Ralston highlighted research indicating that more than 40% of breeding permit fish, a key recreational fishery in the state, were being lost to sharks during the catch-and-release process.—
Bri Buckley,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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The image could be a tintype from a late-Victorian play about a confidence man who preys on wealthy young widows.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Yet as Russian war atrocities have become more evident, and Ukraine’s need for heavy armor has increased, the lines have grown blurrier and the rhetoric sharper.—
David E. Sanger,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2022
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Both offer blistering acceleration and sharper handling than the standard model.—
Eric Stafford,
Car and Driver,
19 Feb. 2021
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“Finagler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finagler. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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