bilked
Example Sentences
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In recent years, the Federal Trade Commission has taken enforcement action against several operations that it said bilked consumers out of millions of dollars with the lure of effortless money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Twenty-one people are facing charges as part of a massive hospice fraud scheme that prosecutors say bilked California’s medical system out of $267 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
Prosecutors say he bilked insurance companies out of hundreds of millions of dollars.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 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
One night, after being bilked three successive times, the victim became suspicious.
From Epistles from Pap: Letters from the man known as 'The Will Rogers of Indiana' by Douglas (Douglas N.) Hay
