as in to cheat
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
an open-air bazaar where generations of unwary tourists have been choused
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Mark Darcy, however... While Daniel may have been able to cheat death, Mark, sadly, was not.—
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Some types of men are less likely to cheat than others — at least according to a pair of seasoned Arizona divorce attorneys.—
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By the wannabe Yoda’s logic, as successful as a network like NBC was at the time, within a few years, one of its lesser rivals would almost surely mount a miraculous comeback and leave the Peacock looking plucked.—
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The women’s High Rise Flare Stripe Pant feature bold white and orange stripes, plucked from Whataburger’s retro restaurant designs.—
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These are dunked in grapefruit ponzu or spicy kimchi dressing or simply squeezed with lemon.—
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It’s further squeezed by competition from others in the space, including Etsy, Michael’s and Hobby Lobby, as well as big-box and online retailers such as Amazon and Walmart.—
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Catherine O’Hara and Willem Dafoe hustled prominent athletes in pickleball games over Michelob Ultras.—
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The Warriors hustled for loose balls and upped the physicality.—
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Wheaton’s actions may have stung in particular because Vought has publicly defended the college in the past.—
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Sandler and Farley, while both still incredibly popular with audiences, were eventually fired in 1995 by Michaels, who was stung by the criticism.—
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The question of security guarantees is a sticking point for companies, Ukrainian businessmen and analysts said.—
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Language learning app Duolingo killed off its plucky mascot, Duo the owl, this week — creating a social media marketing moment that may have more sticking power than recent Super Bowl ads.—
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That would handily beat IBM’s 1993 purge of 60,000 workers, thought to be the largest corporate layoff in U.S. history.—
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As coached by Joe Schmidt, the Irish national team beat the New Zealand All Blacks here in 2016 (before some 62,000 people) for the first time in 111 years.—
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What is clear is that the offseason is now over, spring training is underway and the Yankees have done nothing to replace Torres.—
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But descendants felt the admission was a first step; now, what would the Jesuits do about it?—
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“Chouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chouse. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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