mugged

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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

The terrific Nicolas Raskin mugged Rodrigo Bentancur early on and you took a note.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024

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

He was a tall, confident man in his forties who walked the streets wearing expensive suits and alligator shoes but was never mugged.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez