shortchange
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"You have insurance charges, floor charges, and various other levies that make production unsustainable," he told AFP, repeating allegations that contractors collude to keep prices low and "shortchange" producers.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
You don’t want to shortchange your future simply because you feel an urgent desire to retire now.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 5, 2026
But some economists and academics say that would shortchange taxpayers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
“Conclave” Not to shortchange Ralph Fiennes’ tormented performance, but I’m ecstatic that director Edward Berger thought to include shots of him ripping into the papal dormitory’s pre-packaged toiletries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024
To make sure that workers at state farms do not shortchange the military, the army stations soldiers at all three thousand of them throughout the harvest season.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
Monroe said the strikes announcement had left her feeling shortchanged by the teaching she had received during her three years in Nottingham.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
If it’s bona-fide Arthur Conan Doyle, I am being decidedly shortchanged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
In these kinds of situations where family and finance are mixed up, somebody always ends up feeling shortchanged, and no one will ever admit to being wrong.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 19, 2026
But it also reminds us that people who care keep those of us shortchanged by its promise limping along.
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2026
I decide not even to complain about having my first paycheck withheld or the ways we’re shortchanged every day.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
Along with the distinctive doors, the vehicle was skinned with stainless steel—like today’s Tesla Cybertruck—because DeLorean thought Detroit was shortchanging customers with vehicles that would rust too quickly, Stone says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
It is also unlikely to allay the emotional or financial shortchanging experienced by your stepsiblings.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 26, 2026
Financial planners say they are waiting for more information to better understand the implications, but issued a note of caution about Americans shortchanging their retirement-savings goals in an effort to purchase a home.
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
It earned positive reviews in China but has also drawn some criticism for its detailed portrayal of the Cultural Revolution and for allegedly shortchanging the Chinese themes in the original work.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2024
“Nelson,” he said, “you are shortchanging me. You are giving Gaet-sewe more tobacco than me.”
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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