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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
swindle .
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Examples
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To top that off, Moon did this with cash much of which he swindled from the Japanese.
Think Progress » Washington Times Apologizes For ‘Not Including Mr. Dingell’s Complete Answer’ 2006
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The Washington Times is the conservative’s mind trainer, funded with BILLIONS of bucks Moon swindled from the Japanese, targeting widows.
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It has changed the manner of my being swindled, that is all.
The Way of All Flesh Samuel Butler 1868
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Those in the youngest (16-24) and oldest (80-89) age groups were most likely to be "swindled", said the charity.
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He obviously doesn't want to see the people of his state "swindled" by this gas tax ploy.
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David Hartwell "swindled" him by agreeing to do so only if he wrote a novel to go along with it.
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Gramm has a major role in the swift and dramatic restructuring of the nation's investment houses and practices that led to the transfer of thousands of 'swindled' Americans assets to those of these criminal financial institutions.
OpEdNews - Quicklink: McCain guru, former Sen. Phil Gramm linked to subprime crisis 2008
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Ed Herrera, president of the Chula Vista Civic Association, led a rally outside City Hall on Tuesday in which he charged that residents are being "swindled" and
Fore, right! 2010
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I've talked on my personal blog before on how we get "swindled" into caring for characters, and how if we notice that someone is trying to affect our emotions in such a manner that we often rebel.
Anime Nano! 2010
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Richard Chopping's stylish covers for Ian Fleming's James Bond novels undoubtedly contributed to the success of the series, which sold more than 100 million copies, yet the artist eventually fell out with the author, claiming he had been 'swindled'.
Home | Mail Online 2010
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