finagle

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Indeed, the internet is full of DIY hackers explaining how to finagle a frunk unofficially.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2022

Francisco-Juan claimed to be the 10-year-old’s father and had managed to finagle her mother into putting his name on her birth certificate, manufacturing bogus proof of the relationship.

From Washington Times • Aug. 21, 2022

Sure, reporters get to skip a few buses when they schedule ahead, but that can take a month to finagle and there’s nothing that feels very V.I.P. at the jail itself.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2022

The team was fortunate to finagle an NFC East title and playoff berth with a 7-9 record last season.

From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2022

“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.”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis