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as in to pluck
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
swindlers who sting unwary tourists by posing as officials demanding money
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as in scam
an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value
the pawn shop operation turned out to be a sting by undercover police officers to catch the ring of burglars
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as in tingle
a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body
the sting of cold air against my face
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Recent Examples of sting
Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 19 Oct. 2024
Comcast and Truist Bank customers stung by debt collection company’s data breach.
—John Kell, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024
Nick Rockel, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
This pathway plays a critical role in how pain is felt following a sting or bite.
—New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024
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Verb
If a person was stung by a bee, attempt to scrape the stinger off the skin to remove it.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 19 Oct. 2024
Comcast and Truist Bank customers stung by debt collection company’s data breach.
—John Kell, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024
Noun
As a result, no pay hike can offset the sting of higher chicken prices.
—Nick Rockel, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
This pathway plays a critical role in how pain is felt following a sting or bite.
—New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024
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What this has meant in practice is that brokers have been gouging tenants with fees that can reach as high as 15 percent or more of their annual rent.Clio Chang, Curbed, 13 Nov. 2024
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Loading your audio article In January, a security camera captured unnerving footage: what appeared to be a bear had forced its way into a Rolls Royce parked outside a home in the Southern California resort community of Lake Arrowhead, gouged the seats and thrashed the interior.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Some congressional staffers could also be plucked to work in the new administration at HHS or the White House.Victoria Knight, Axios, 18 Nov. 2024
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The mbira—a wooden board over which iron keys of varying lengths are affixed and plucked to create a metallic sound—is an old instrument found throughout much of Africa and the Americas.Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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Hackers could use this gap to target victims with scams, leading to financial losses.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Watch on Deadline The series showcases dueling patriarchs, high-finance scams, murderous drug cartels, and government corruption, while also depicting the emotional decades-long father-son struggle over the boundaries of loyalty and love.Peter White, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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The first tackle sent tingles right through my leg.Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024
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Certainly there is beauty and awe to fill anyone’s soul, but does a chill draft blow through there as well, leeching ice into the spirit and sending a frisson of tingles down one’s spine?Phil Plait, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2024
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The post comes as Trump has for days basely accused the key battleground state of cheating.Luke Barr, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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The activation comes amid a particularly tense election year, with former President Trump, the Republican nominee, already claiming that Democrats are cheating.Brad Dress, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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Often the rookie spends several minutes adjusting their chair, finding the right eye relief, and remembering their shooting form before ever squeezing the trigger for that first dry fire.Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2024
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The investigation reveals a dismal picture of a company with a sales culture that depends on squeezing infirm and elderly patients and the government for every penny.Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
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July 29 - Protests break out in several Venezuelan cities after Nicolas Maduro is formally declared the winner by the county’s electoral authority in a presidential race marred by accusations of electoral fraud.CNN, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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Witkoff testified in the New York attorney general’s civil fraud suit against Trump in November 2023 and spoke at the Republican National Convention in July.Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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People who aren’t pregnant can expect fever, muscle aches and fatigue that feel like the flu, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and seizures.Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
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Some individuals may also develop fevers, body aches and other flu-like symptoms.Katia Hetter, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Sting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sting. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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