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mugged

VERB
hold up
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Spencer Pratt wasn’t mugged by reality, but it literally burned his house down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

Also: What kind of dingus gets mugged on Fifth Avenue?

From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2026

Ultrapure-water projects are big, one-off beasts that everybody and his brother wants to build, so even the smart operators can watch their margins get mugged the minute capital spending gets a head cold.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 9, 2025

Broadcaster Emma Barnett has said finding out she was going through perimenopause at the age of 38 felt like she had been "mugged, robbed".

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2025

Meanwhile, in our homeroom row, fancy-pants Kaylee Vine and Nellie Abbott are making eyes at my shirt like it once mugged them in a dark alley.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden


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