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- noun Plural form of
swindle . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
swindle .
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Examples
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The only way Dobson is "influential" is with the money he swindles from the sad and lonely people he preys on.
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The only way Dobson is "influential" is with the money he swindles from the sad and lonely people he preys on.
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The article went on to say that these "swindles" were apt to occur in any country, but that England alone lacked the will to punish them:
Gilbert Keith Chesterton Maisie Ward 1932
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The way the thing was done was this, and it will serve as an illustration of the kind of swindles that were constantly being perpetrated in connection with mines.
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"Nine tailed-fox" swindles, "Crying Game" s unsuspecting netizen #shanghaiist tweet this post to facebook
Shanghaiist 2009
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Bailey, a member of the ad hoc "PhonyBusters" team, said one of the problems in prosecution is that there are so many swindles.
Tim Webster 2010
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But Resnick ultimately finds enjoyable ways to circumvent that, like a couple of well-sequenced insurance swindles and heists.
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On the other hand, the 1982 invasion was described as "one of the greatest moral swindles suffered by the Argentine people" by another.
Argentina criticises Prince William's tour of duty of Falkland Islands 2012
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How the Beltway columnists, conservative talk show hosts and politicians get away with it (along with weathermen) is one of the great swindles.
Think Progress » New York Times urged to issue correction for David Brooks’ column. 2010
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Apparently, this page does not care if a bank tricks, traps or swindles American consumers and businesses, as long as the bank profits from it.
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