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Numerous investigations and reports have determined that the city often misspends money designated for at-risk students, using it to meet regular expenses and staffing needs that the per-pupil funding should cover.

From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2022

In the first of the eight prints, young Tom Rakewell inherits wealth from his miserly father and misspends it for the remainder of his life in copying the lifestyle of an aristocrat.

From The Harlot's Progress, The Rake's Progress (MS., CA. 1778-1780) by Anonymous