shortchange

Example Sentences

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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

You don’t want to shortchange your future simply because you feel an urgent desire to retire now.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 5, 2026

But some economists and academics say that would shortchange taxpayers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

“Conclave” Not to shortchange Ralph Fiennes’ tormented performance, but I’m ecstatic that director Edward Berger thought to include shots of him ripping into the papal dormitory’s pre-packaged toiletries.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 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