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was gaming
  • past progressive of game.

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The whistleblower in this earlier case, a former sales representative for the company, also alleged that the subsidiary was gaming Medicare's payment system.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2023

"I, as a result of reviewing the contents of that particular jail call, I came to the conclusion that this person was gaming the system."

From Fox News • Feb. 22, 2022

However, when I was gaming and testing its video features, I managed to drain a whopping 29 percent of the battery within just a couple of hours.

From The Verge • Dec. 9, 2021

It was an open secret that Navarro was gaming the system, his fellow trainers said.

From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2020

“I think you have slipped in any number of ways since last year. I understand for example that there was gaming in my dormitory this summer while you were living there.”

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles