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Technically, she wasn’t old enough to work with the horses at the track, but Crump wangled her way in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Two years before, Caligiuri had wangled an invitation to an exclusive party thrown for George Michael in the Hollywood hills.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2023

When the Spanish-American War erupted, Otis wangled a brigadier general appointment from now-commander in chief McKinley, and returned from the Philippines as a major general.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2022

He wrote op-eds for major newspapers and wangled summonses from presidents to brief them on dealing with the Soviet Union and other world issues.

From Washington Post • Jan. 22, 2021

Jesse wangled the parts for both from work.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz