bilk
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State subsidies are paid directly to child-care providers, which could enable fraudsters to set up fly-by-night day care to bilk the government.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 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
But it also invited an unprecedented wave of theft and abuse, as criminals seized on the government’s generosity — and its race to disburse aid — to bilk state and federal agencies for massive sums.
From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2023
Costello wouldn’t be the only former Washingtonian accused of fabricating his résumé to bilk investors.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2022
"Think I'm tryin' to bilk yer, eh?" he added.
From The Door into Infinity by Hamilton, Edmond
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