bilk
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Also starting this week is the first trial in a sprawling scheme last decade to bilk Mississippi’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
Growing up in Washington State, she was in a community production of “The Music Man,” another show about a slick con man trying to bilk small towners.
From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2023
Costello wouldn’t be the only former Washingtonian accused of fabricating his résumé to bilk investors.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2022
To bilk the government, the Justice Department said, the defendants relied on a complex web of shell companies and bribes.
From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2022
I don't bilk, and you won't know whether I do or not unless you come.
From The Works of Rudyard Kipling One Volume Edition by Kipling, Rudyard
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