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- verb Present participle of
defalcate .
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Examples
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And what would Sir Fred have done to ant defalcating bank clerk ?
On the Goodwin Pension Jack of Kent 2009
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The man with vagabond instincts becomes an explorer, Ishmael writes social dramas, the happier son of a defalcating cashier rises to be a minister of finance, the born liar turns novelist, the man with murder in his soul hunts big game in foreign lands or settles down at home as a critic.
Without Prejudice Israel Zangwill 1895
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The Obama administration is defalcating our economy, our savings, and our freedom away.
Latest Articles 2009
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Don't blame our defalcating government .... we vote for them!
Latest Articles 2009
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