finagle
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Precious about his loss, yet glib about other people’s, he has the charismatic narcissist’s ability to finagle subservience.
From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2023
Indeed, the internet is full of DIY hackers explaining how to finagle a frunk unofficially.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2022
If she used some of his vast fortune to fund her music career and finagle a starring role on Broadway, so what?
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2021
Foster and her fiance, meanwhile, may sacrifice the “feel of a wedding” to finagle room for more guests by taking advantage of looser restaurant regulations that allow for more people indoors.
From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2021
“I hated being a lawyer. My parents worked as brokers at Oppenheimer securities. They managed to finagle me a job. It’s not pretty but that’s what happened.”
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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