as in to steal
to steal money that you have been trusted with
He was caught embezzling money from his clients.
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This includes staging a lottery only to embezzle the funds and disappear overnight—or to rig it so that a predetermined recipient is awarded the cash paid by other participants.
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
For the laundering charge, Smith is accused of initiating the transfer of $65,000 in funds embezzled from the conservancy from a bank account held by The Joseph Group & Associates LLC to an account held by First Round Management LLC on or about Sept. 24, 2021.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 26 Sep. 2024
The Mississippi Department of Human Services filed a civil lawsuit against him and other defendants, citing text messages between Favre and officials as evidence of his involvement in embezzling funds.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
The retail giant plays a big role in the lives of American consumers, offering everything from groceries and socks to laundry detergent, diapers, pet food, and electronics — embezzled with a corporate je ne sais quoi.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 18 Sep. 2024
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
For the laundering charge, Smith is accused of initiating the transfer of $65,000 in funds embezzled from the conservancy from a bank account held by The Joseph Group & Associates LLC to an account held by First Round Management LLC on or about Sept. 24, 2021.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 26 Sep. 2024
The Mississippi Department of Human Services filed a civil lawsuit against him and other defendants, citing text messages between Favre and officials as evidence of his involvement in embezzling funds.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
The retail giant plays a big role in the lives of American consumers, offering everything from groceries and socks to laundry detergent, diapers, pet food, and electronics — embezzled with a corporate je ne sais quoi.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 18 Sep. 2024
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At a glance, Fitzgerald played well enough as a rookie to enter next year as the favorite for starting shortstop, hitting 15 homers, stealing 17 bases and posting an .831 OPS over 96 games.Justice delos Santos, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Here's why At one point he’s basically indentured to almost comically evil thieves, who force him to crawl through small spaces in the rubble to steal for them.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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In 2022, the Lab was usurped by the French Bulldog, who kept the most popular title for 2023.Kelli Bender, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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While the citizens decide to build a firewall to keep out newcomers (A King and Queen potentially showing up and usurping Prince and Princess?David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
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Alcon Entertainment, in a lawsuit filed Monday in California federal court, accuses Elon Musk and his autonomous vehicle company of misappropriating the movie’s brand to promote its robotaxi at a glitzy unveiling earlier this month.Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
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They would get canned for misappropriating funds to fuel the affair, or for not fully disclosing the details to the board when they eventually got caught.Beth Kowitt, The Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Embezzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embezzle. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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