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misappropriate

verb as in use wrongly; steal

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“I just know any block grant or any funding that would be left up to state officials on Title I money would be misappropriated in terms of the intent,” Phillis said.

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He has said he cut ties with Epstein after he learned he had "misappropriated vast sums of money from him and his family".

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Kenyan academic Karuti Kanyinga agrees that the social media content feeds into a desire for accountable leaders who can change Africa, do not misappropriate resources and try to uplift people from poverty.

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The US Department of Education announced the agreement, saying the Ivy League institution would apologise and restore to female athletes titles and records that were "misappropriated by male athletes".

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Former employees went to court, accusing the preacher of misappropriating donations, and lawsuits were filed against his ministry over tax exemptions and contested wills, which brought in millions.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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