as in to cadge
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This started with some truly baroque partisan speculation; on Dec. 11, Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.) cadged himself some airtime on Fox News by claiming that his home state was under attack from Iran.—
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Ansa works in a Helsinki supermarket, collecting expired food and cadging the odd casserole for her dinner.—
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Not for Chelsea, obviously, whom he’s already once told to go find a richer boyfriend to mooch off.—
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Anyway, my friend and I were able to mooch a ride from him to that wonderful institution known as LAX, land of inconvenience, confusion, disdain and dirty bathrooms.—
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The caller also begs the grandparent not to tell mom and dad.—
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But The Electric State begs for playfulness, dynamism, some sense of dash and charm.—
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On Wednesday, the pontiff spent time following spiritual exercises in the Vatican, receiving the Eucharist, praying and completing physical therapy.—
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For [so many] of the younger generation of Iranians … their hero was Netanyahu … Everyone was talking about the U.S. elections … hoping and praying that Donald Trump would win.—
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Advertisement When Rick and Chelsea first got off the boat in Episode 1, viewers may have assumed this was a typical May-December romance, with Chelsea sponging off Rick's riches and Rick flaunting a young girlfriend.—
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Spray or sponge the solution on and sprinkle the stain with more baking soda.—
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Yes, renting buildings to paranormal investigators trying to conjure former students was regrettable, Mr. Nogelmeier says.—
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Full-spectrum color had been a photographic dream since the first daguerreotypes, and early moviemakers were no less determined to conjure a celluloid canvas that reflected life in all its splendor.—
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At the athlete meeting before the event got underway, White implored them not to hold back in their assessments.—
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At the same time, Cunningham implored community members for their support as well, either via donations or by coming in more often to keep the space financially viable.—
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TikTokers are beseeching us to get off the treadmill and into the weight room.—
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Even with white noise and earplugs, the sound was unnerving to Ms. Kullen, who sent beseeching emails to the board and Halstead, the building’s management company.—
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“Bludge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bludge. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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