as in cadet
a man who solicits clients for a woman who is willing to engage in sexual activities for money
the sting operation nabbed 15 prostitutes and two pimps
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as in to use
to take unfair advantage of
a movie actress who pimped everybody she ever met as she clawed her way to the top
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Recent Examples of pimp
Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2024
According to court records, Robinson and her had an argument, leading Bostick to call her pimp to the area.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2024
Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024
Jackson was convicted of pimping in Orange County last year and began serving a four-year prison sentence in September.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
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Noun
The pimp has never been publicly identified or charged in connection with the shooting.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2024
According to court records, Robinson and her had an argument, leading Bostick to call her pimp to the area.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2024
Verb
The defendants faced charges ranging from robbery and assault to pimping, and King eventually took a plea deal and a 17-year sentence, records show.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024
Jackson was convicted of pimping in Orange County last year and began serving a four-year prison sentence in September.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
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Courtney Hiatt, who graduated from the cadet academy in April, said hearing how firefighters dealt with their mental health was extremely helpful.Fernanda Figueroa, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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The first aviation cadet class began in July 1941 and completed training nine months later in March 1942, according to the Tuskegee Airmen National Museum.Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
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The words are often used when referring to the insurance industry to describe a strategy of rejecting claims.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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In return, the Rays will use the Yankees’ home clubhouse and training facilities, including the team’s new multistory baseball operations building set to open before the start of spring training.Chris Kirschner, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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The country, for example, has become the world’s largest procurer of LED light bulbs.Arunabha Ghosh, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
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By focusing on the entire lifecycle of a product, business stakeholders become stewards of resources rather than procurers or vendors.BYBob Meers, Fortune, 15 May 2024
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The University of Chicago has long abused its architectural treasures.Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
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On Tuesday, lawmakers approved a special counsel to investigate whether Yoon committed insurrection and abused his power by issuing martial law.Jessie Yeung, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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Despite this, the U.S. and its partners aim to ensure that the Islamic State (IS) group, which still has a presence in Syria, cannot exploit the leadership void and once again exert control over wide swaths of the country.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Pursuing short-term gains by exploiting deregulation can erode the foundation of sustainable success: a stable, engaged, and productive workforce.Solange Charas, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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O’Kane will work with Noah’s development and creative teams to forge a slate of originals for brands, leveraging the indie’s relationship with sporting federations, having won an Emmy earlier this year year for its work with sports body UEFA.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024
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For example, Salesforce leverages security to build trust with cloud computing customers, especially those handling sensitive information.Pukar Hamal, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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But all of that changed starting in 2017, when Mr. Trump became president amid the F.B.I. investigation into Russia’s covert attempt to manipulate the 2016 election and the nature of the ties between his campaign and Moscow.Charlie Savage, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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Symbolic capitalists—academics, commentators, lawyers, consultants—manipulate words or data rather than making things with their hands.Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Pimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pimp. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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