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"You have insurance charges, floor charges, and various other levies that make production unsustainable," he told AFP, repeating allegations that contractors collude to keep prices low and "shortchange" producers.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

To be clear, we don’t want to shortchange our daughter just because the focus seems to be on the boys.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 6, 2026

But some economists and academics say that would shortchange taxpayers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

He said he didn’t intend to shortchange workers and was working on rectifying the issue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2024

To make sure that workers at state farms do not shortchange the military, the army stations soldiers at all three thousand of them throughout the harvest season.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

Nadira Goffe explains why some fans feel shortchanged by this sequel.

From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026

Monroe said the strikes announcement had left her feeling shortchanged by the teaching she had received during her three years in Nottingham.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The AI race is driving a wave of founder poaching and startup acquisitions, leaving some venture capital investors feeling shortchanged.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

The California Teachers Assn. quickly asserted that schools are being shortchanged, estimating that $3.9 billion is being withheld.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026

I decide not even to complain about having my first paycheck withheld or the ways we’re shortchanged every day.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

Along with the distinctive doors, the vehicle was skinned with stainless steel—like today’s Tesla Cybertruck—because DeLorean thought Detroit was shortchanging customers with vehicles that would rust too quickly, Stone says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

Financial planners say they are waiting for more information to better understand the implications, but issued a note of caution about Americans shortchanging their retirement-savings goals in an effort to purchase a home.

From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026

However, plan details, doctors and drug coverage can change from year to year, and sticking with the same plan can end up shortchanging the beneficiary.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 26, 2025

Councilmember Nate Holden, who witnessed Alatorre engineer the rise of Latino political power without shortchanging L.A.’s Black population.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2024

“Nelson,” he said, “you are shortchanging me. You are giving Gaet-sewe more tobacco than me.”

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela