grift
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You mentioned people who don’t work for the government getting in on the grift, too?
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
Sure, it was another grift, as well as fatalistic and totally disingenuous.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Far from a grift, 340B is one of the rare government programs that has made drugs more affordable for average Americans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
“Nobody’s trying to grift Mickey. I want him working. I don’t want him doing a GoFundMe,” Hines told THR in January.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
“Let me come along. I can sell tickets. Russ can do anything—he’s young. Give me his job. I can still count, and I don’t short-change. I know you don’t run a grift show.”
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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