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pawn

[pawn] / pɔn /


VERB
give as security for a loan
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Players roll a dice to move their pawns across the board, with each landing spot corresponding to cards containing questions or instructions to act out disaster-specific responses.

From Barron's

Blaming China for taking the deal we offered is like blaming the pawn shop for buying your watch.

From MarketWatch

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz also insisted Europe was "not a pawn, but a sovereign actor, with its own interests and values."

From BBC

And is Gabriel a valuable asset or a disposable pawn?

From The Wall Street Journal

But many American farmers are still feeling like pawns.

From The Wall Street Journal