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mugged

VERB
hold up
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Also: What kind of dingus gets mugged on Fifth Avenue?

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

Ultrapure-water projects are big, one-off beasts that everybody and his brother wants to build, so even the smart operators can watch their margins get mugged the minute capital spending gets a head cold.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025

He quickly corrected himself but Booker mugged to the chamber in reaction to the South Carolina Republican’s accidental vote with Democrats.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2024

When the data value exists only in your pod, it is like the difference in the kind of attack one would get on a bank versus you getting mugged on the street.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2024

“Be honest with me, did you get mugged by a hot dog or something?”

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell



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