bilked
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Musk had alleged that OpenAI bilked him by abandoning the nonprofit corporate structure he had invested in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
The indictment does not name the California politician whose campaign fund the trio allegedly bilked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025
Monday’s trial stems from charges alleging he bilked a parishioner out of $90,000 in retirement savings by falsely promising he would find her a home and invest the rest in his real estate business.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2024
The best proof of this wholesomeness is that Masayoshi Son, who lost billions on WeWork, said after the fact that he still loved and respected the founder who had bilked him.
From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2023
“I could have glad rags, too, if you hadn’t bilked me out of four thousand dollars.”
From Baseball Joe Around the World Pitching on a Grand Tour by Lester Chadwick
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