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pawn

noun as in security for a loan

noun as in person who is a fool

verb as in give as security for a loan

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Nella adds that only the pawn shop up the street remains from those days — though it’s no longer run by original owner.

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"Regardless of what they were convicted of and what they did, they're still being used as pawns in a dystopian game exchanging bodies for money," David told AFP.

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As a younger man, Nathan ran a pawn shop, promoted professional wrestling and operated a photo and appliance store.

“These actions are contrary to law and arbitrary and capricious, and the cynical use of federal employees as a pawn in Congressional deliberations should be declared unlawful and enjoined by this Court.”

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“Unfortunately, our lives have been politicized and trans people have become political pawns, and it’s really disgusting to me,” Pudlo said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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