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'swindled' is a correct and commonly used word in written English
It means to cheat or deceive someone in order to obtain money or goods dishonestly. Example: The con artist swindled thousands of dollars from innocent victims through his elaborate money scheme.
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swindled
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Past of swindle
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But the DOE is acting like a debt collector for an unscrupulous lender instead of helping swindled students.
He has also ordered land leased by foreigners over the past 20 years to be returned to its Hungarian owners, arguing that the natives have been swindled by wealthy westerners.
The target was reached within 24 hours, inspiring other Portsmouth fans to set up campaigns that raised thousands for local businesses and charities swindled by the club.
As with Mr Bean, no one has died, or been swindled outright.
It is not the first time that wealthy people have been swindled out of huge sums of money, nor will it be the last.
Within that first thirty minutes, some adults would have lost their share, some would have gambled theirs away, and some would have been swindled out of their portion … After ninety days the difference would be staggering.
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According to one well-placed source, a side-letter required Comsur to repay Glencore in the case of nationalisation.Since the world tin price was very low when Vinto was privatised, and the smelter had lost money in state hands, it is far from clear that Bolivia was swindled.
"They swindled us," laments Abou Bakr Jamai, editor-in-chief of Morocco's most irreverent magazine, Le Journal Hebdomadaire: "Mohammed VI had enormous political capital when he began.
Lehman alleges it was swindled out of $350m in a deal involving a hospital- investment partnership by two former Marubeni employees.
Farmers with fertile land often end up feeling swindled when appraisers fail to take full account of variations in the quality of their land.How best to ensure that farmers not be ripped off?
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