misappropriate
Example Sentences
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Dream Exchange has previously denied that it misappropriated investor funds.
Prosecutors said the charges stemmed from a complex scheme in which Guo and others lied to hundreds of thousands of online followers before misappropriating hundreds of millions of dollars.
From Seattle Times
The top charge facing Mr. Bankman-Fried is that he misappropriated billions in customer deposits for his own personal use and to make up for hefty losses incurred by Alameda.
From New York Times
“And every time art is misrepresented or art is misappropriated or non-Native art is using Native form or Native art, it is taking away an opportunity for a Native person.”
From Seattle Times
Soldiers told The Kyiv Independent that he misappropriated supplies, harassed women and threatened his soldiers.
From New York Times
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