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Meanings of bilk (bilking) in English
Synonyms
Examples for "cross"
Examples for "cross"
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Thousands of migrants attempt to cross the Mediterranean to Europe every year.
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Future studies of comprehensive prenatal case management should focus on cross-level questions.
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Since Israel's Gaza offensive 18 months ago, cross-border violence has largely abated.
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The rest needs to come from either cross-selling or new growth initiatives.
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How can I cross the swarming sea and reach home at last?'
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I wrote this article about the word 'queer' in the paper today.
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Artist and queer rights advocate Jamiee Stockman-Young said the issue was complex.
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Does queer art, some ask, refer to a specific school of protest?
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For queer and transgender Pakistanis, however, the risks are far more ubiquitous.
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He spoke in a queer, hard voice; and instantly left the room.
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However, I also strongly believe in the right to spoil your vote.
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I wanted to spoil the party by a long way, Abbott said.
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No way was he going to let a woman spoil the moment.
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We should not interfere in case we spoil an official criminal investigation.
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The only result will be to spoil the control of the aeroplane.
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Or scotch that: Fifteen years ago was supposed to be his moment.
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I have some scotch in my room, if you need help sleeping.
3
To help think matters through he poured a scotch and watched football.
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He had worked his way through his scotch when the phone rang.
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I investigate the glass and find it contains ice cubes and scotch.
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We were able to use his information to foil the CIA's plans.
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Incase scanned his work, then foil-stamped the flowing abstraction onto the case.
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You can also use metal foil, paper wadding, sand, clay...sometimes, baby powder.'
4
Cover the dish with aluminum foil, and bake for approximately 30 minutes.
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Cover the chicken with foil and allow to stand for 10 minutes.
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Historically, it has been used by the government to thwart political opposition.
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But these groups might join forces to thwart his return to power.
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Had the Government taken steps to thwart such an attempt, he asked.
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This approach would thwart procedural hurdles Democrats could pursue under normal circumstances.
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Obama will also press Congress to pass legislation to thwart cyber attacks.
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Economic remedies for the fiscal crisis continue to frustrate their political backers.
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He told the Commons: We must frustrate the terrorists with our security.
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A lot of people choose the wrong career path and frustrate themselves.
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Such scenarios frustrate competitors to the point of outburst, physical and verbal.
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Often, handbags would frustrate owners under the HIAA's Handbags Rights Management scheme.
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Barbara did not sulk; when one tried to baffle her she fought.
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The appearance of Marouane Fellaini in a United shirt continues to baffle.
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And so two people will maneuver and wander and baffle each other.
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It was dug out merely to baffle robbers, and it concealed nothing.
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The motivations and instincts of our continental partners sometimes baffle us Brits.
Usage of bilking in English
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The third's facing disbarment for running an adoption scam and bilking childless couples.
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Hey, at least Facebook isn't bilking retirees out of billions of dollars via dubious investment vehicles.
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Raistlin had attempted to expose a charlatan cleric who was bilking the villagers out of their money.
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Tenet's lawsuit accuses Community Health of admitting patients for needless stays and bilking the U.S. government and private insurers.
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This notion that McDonald's and companies like it are bilking taxpayers undergirds the case for increasing the minimum wage.
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The scheme was centered on bilking investors with fraudulent certificates of deposit issued by his Antigua-based Stanford International Bank.
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The defendant claims his wife abandoned his children when he accused her that day of bilking his software company, Namesys.
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He testified that, before she vanished, he accused her of bilking the company out of tens of thousands of dollars.
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Duke is also a convicted felon, who pleaded guilty in 2002 to bilking his supporters and cheating on his taxes.
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In the intercepts, princes talk openly about bilking the state, and even argue about what is an acceptable percentage to take.
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During the trial, Reiser and his attorneys maintained that Nina abandoned the children after Hans accused her of bilking his company.
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Using a long list of aliases he'd worked a number of con games over the years, most bilking elderly or retarded women.
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The defendant claimed his wife abandoned the divorcing couple's two young children after he accused her of bilking his Namesys software company.
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Play that's not about beating the system or bilking other players of their riches, but sharing the experience of adventure and fun.
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Instead of preventing Madoff from bilking unwary investors, Picard's suit alleged the family members stood by and profited while allowing it to continue.
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And unless your business model depends on cutting corners or bilking your customers, you have nothing to fear from this reform, Obama said.
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