If Uncle Sam should ever sell that tract for one cent per acre, he will swindle the purchaser outrageously. From LearnThat.org. [State of Utah, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943).]
If you look up a grift in the dictionary, its defined as a swindle - a confidence game. From Wordnik.com. [The Latest on Air America] Reference
This plan was a swindle from the very start, and every body in the Congress and Pentagon knew it. From Wordnik.com. [Obama scraps Bush-era missile defense for new plan] Reference
He leveled his gaze at me and said, "Hey, hey, hey," long dramatic pause, "swindle is an awfully harsh word.". From Wordnik.com. [Just Joking] Reference
One such swindle occurs when an outwardly caring person flags an aged person down. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Eckoh claimed the swindle was already in place when they took over the contract in 2004. From Wordnik.com. [UK Mobile Scam? - :: gia’s blog ::] Reference
At the end nothing will change, except for those who do the "business" (in the good all days it should has been called a swindle). From Wordnik.com. [WordPress.com News] Reference
But, he insisted, those who "swindle" investors "will be prosecuted as criminals.". From Wordnik.com. [Big Crimes, Big Time] Reference
Until the majority of people stand up to the corporations, the corporations will continue to "swindle" us all!. From Wordnik.com. [Has Blu-ray won the HD format war? | Sync Blog] Reference
If not for the Watchmen "swindle," we both would have had our heroes featured in "Twilight of the Superheroes.". From Wordnik.com. [Who Watches The Aquamen?] Reference
(for me, 'swindle' seems even a bit stronger that 'hoax'). From Wordnik.com. [Puzzled by Brad's Puzzlement, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
It's an editorial on the kind of swindle that causes tragedies like. From Wordnik.com. [The Clarion] Reference
Former German army officer convicted of Nazi war crimes calls verdict a 'swindle'. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
Ex-Iranian vice-president who called election a 'swindle' is given six-year sentence. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Iran war games to protect nuclear sites] Reference
The judges have concluded that the phrase "CNFDI arnaque" - translated as 'swindle' or 'scam'. From Wordnik.com. [Bigmouthmedia Search Engine News: Main Headlines] Reference
This makes one wonder, why is he publishing a column on the great "swindle" of climate change?. From Wordnik.com. [Progressive Bloggers] Reference
To make matters worse, it seems likely that Paulson's "swindle" will only exacerbate the economic situation. From Wordnik.com. [Indymedia Ireland] Reference
Heerden is engaged in some swindle which is outside the parson's line of business. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Green Rust] Reference
"swindle" appeared in these preliminary discussions, I would have instantly declined to be involved. From Wordnik.com. [Chris Huhne - The Mary Whitehouse of the Climate Change Debate] Reference
But there's something else going on as well -- some kind of swindle or blackmail deal, which the opera got mixed up with. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Mozart Code]
The swindle known as "Gram Scam" is going political. From Wordnik.com. [Jeffrey Shaffer: Crime and Politics: The Final Fusion] Reference
Bernard Madoff before they swindle thousands of people. From Wordnik.com. [Larger Bounties Spur Surge in Fraud Tips] Reference
The 'foreign legacy swindle' is worked in many different ways. From Wordnik.com. [Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret] Reference
'So your father is the man whom the skipper hopes to swindle!'. From Wordnik.com. [Chatterbox, 1905.] Reference
"So this is where you drifted to after the swindle at Silver Run.". From Wordnik.com. [The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview] Reference
He determined to put a stop to such a swindle as was contemplated. From Wordnik.com. [Colorado Jim] Reference
'Then the skipper intends to swindle the man over the sale of her?'. From Wordnik.com. [Chatterbox, 1905.] Reference
While the first is a downright swindle, the latter is the height of arrogance. From Wordnik.com. [The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American Wines] Reference
"Do you imply that healing Timmy would involve repeating the swindle you worked on Homer?". From Wordnik.com. [The Short Life] Reference
"Isn't this the Goldenburg who engineered the South American gold mine swindle?" he asked. From Wordnik.com. [The Grell Mystery] Reference
I'm only a boy, but I'll clean up this capital prize swindle and I'm going after it tonight. From Wordnik.com. [Watch Yourself Go By] Reference
'Barnum!' he cried, 'you infarnal old humbug -- that California golden pigin is a darned swindle!. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
This was a swindle which the boys would not further encourage by their presence, and they withdrew. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs] Reference
"Oh. They charge a franc apiece for each candle, and that is a swindle which we will not submit to.". From Wordnik.com. [The Dodge Club or, Italy in MDCCCLIX] Reference
The Judge spoke to him before he did to me, and said, "How did this man swindle you out of your money?". From Wordnik.com. [Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi] Reference
It appealed to their sense of humor to have the gall to strut right out in front of us and try to put over a swindle. From Wordnik.com. [Greylorn] Reference
He could swindle his creditors and get away with it; they had no way of checking up and no reason to suspect a switch in identities. From Wordnik.com. [The Risk Profession] Reference
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