bilked

Example Sentences

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Musk had alleged that OpenAI bilked him by abandoning the nonprofit corporate structure he had invested in.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Monday’s trial stems from charges alleging he bilked a parishioner out of $90,000 in retirement savings by falsely promising he would find her a home and invest the rest in his real estate business.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2024

The best proof of this wholesomeness is that Masayoshi Son, who lost billions on WeWork, said after the fact that he still loved and respected the founder who had bilked him.

From Slate • Nov. 8, 2023

Attorney General Kris Mayes and Gov. Katie Hobbs in May announced a massive investigation into billing fraud that state officials say has bilked Arizona out of hundreds of millions of Medicaid dollars.

From Washington Times • Oct. 19, 2023

Then Antony Harrison told us all his campaigns in the Peninsula, and that capital story how he bilked the tavern-keeper in Portsmouth.

From Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2 by Various