get a charge
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“Your credit card company is going to be there to advocate for you if you get a charge that's fraudulent, right?” she said.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2025
He added: "I didn't make something up to get a charge over the line."
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2025
Like so many people, I’ve never been predisposed to liking most vegetables, and I tend to get a charge out of it when I make something that’s plant-based that I genuinely enjoy.
From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2023
“To get a charge out of it because he is so, so consistent.”
From Washington Times • Sep. 18, 2022
“Can I get a charge off your computer BTW?”
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
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