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
He figured he could become a military correspondent and finagle his way into broadcast to gain experience behind the camera and eventually move into film.
From Washington Post • Jun. 27, 2022
“Sometimes, if I write it out, I use dollar signs and an exclamation point for the I. There are things you have to finagle to make it work.”
From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2021
“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
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