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swipe

noun as in hit

verb as in hit

verb as in steal

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Congress can consider an immediate cap on debit and credit-card swipe fees — a massive burden on most businesses, particularly small and family-owned ones.

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Most companies also don’t put in the effort to catch shirkers by matching up badge swipes, Wi-Fi connections, time-off schedules and other data, Bloom added, citing conversations with dozens of human-resources chiefs.

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There were several mentions of Brexit - something he has tended to shy away from in the past - including a swipe at the "lies on the side of that bus" during the referendum campaign.

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As I wait for my bus to leave Zaanse Schans, a bus load of people arrive, swiping their credit cards to pay for their rides.

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The brothers’ endless swipes at each other in the media post-breakup didn’t give fans hope they’d get back to “living forever.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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