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finagle

verb as in maneuver

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“I hated being a lawyer. My parents worked as brokers at Oppenheimer securities. They managed to finagle me a job. It’s not pretty but that’s what happened.”

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The plot finagles a way to tether them to the bedroom until they get closer to being on the same page.

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Later, he finagles a physical comedy beat in which Gemma is delighted to realize she’s more like M3GAN than she thinks.

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Instead, the director, Dito Montiel, puts the focus on three clashing families finagling to ensure their loved ones survive a very violent New Year’s Eve.

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His abortive proposal to finagle nominees into office without Senate confirmation alienated legislators whose help he will need over the next four years.

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

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