Example Sentences
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Homeowners struggle to get a permit to add a bedroom, and taxpayers can’t get through to the agency that fleeces them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
A federal judge shows how this hospital ‘discount’ fleeces drug makers and patients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Every year the programme receives around 35,000 applications from people who want to don the famous red and blue fleeces, to see if they can spot a bargain and make a profit.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2025
You can also buy hoodies, half-snap fleeces, dog leashes and dopp kits featuring the A24 logo.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2023
Outside in the entry way he made his bed—raw oxhide spread on level ground, and heaped up fleeces, left from sheep the Akhaians killed.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
