swindle in the PONS Dictionary

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On the trip west, they are swindled out of their life savings.
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On one side the police are closing in; on the other those he has swindled come calling.
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Like other men, they are victimized by the competitive wage-system, which presents them with the alternative to swindle or to starve.
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Tom never tires of swindling people out of money, until he suddenly becomes fearful about the afterlife.
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However, the best swindles can be quite artistic, and some are widely known.
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He swindled over 80 investors, mostly close friends from 1995 to 2009.
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His lover tries to mold him into a gilt-edged mirror of upper-class values and ultimately swindles the easily flattered lottery winner out of his fortune.
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Unfortunately, someone has swindled money from the firm.
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They were not above swindling unsuspecting miners, and this dubious quality eventually infected their own relationship.
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She was much taken with his suave and debonair manner, even after he confessed to her his involvement in a swindle.
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