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Corrupt leaders were chosen in a fraudulent election.
fraudulent use of a credit card
the victim of a fraudulent scheme
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Agents determined all the transactions were fraudulent, saying Ohio EBT card details were used every 30 to 45 seconds at the Brooklyn store for transactions as high as $800.
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J.d. Davidson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Jan. 2025
There are new procedural rules in place in the aftermath of what happened four years ago, when Republicans parroting Trump’s lie that the election was fraudulent challenged the results their own states had certified.
—Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
Faraji, who stopped working at Fox after Undisputed's cancellation in August 2024, is also suing the company for failure to pay minimum wages, failure to pay overtime wages, unfair unlawful or fraudulent business practices and more under the class action complaint.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Daniel Chapo of Frelimo was declared the winner with 65 percent of the vote, but protesters denounced the result as fraudulent.
—Tavares Cebola, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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J.d. Davidson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Jan. 2025
There are new procedural rules in place in the aftermath of what happened four years ago, when Republicans parroting Trump’s lie that the election was fraudulent challenged the results their own states had certified.
—Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
Faraji, who stopped working at Fox after Undisputed's cancellation in August 2024, is also suing the company for failure to pay minimum wages, failure to pay overtime wages, unfair unlawful or fraudulent business practices and more under the class action complaint.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Daniel Chapo of Frelimo was declared the winner with 65 percent of the vote, but protesters denounced the result as fraudulent.
—Tavares Cebola, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Fraudulent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraudulent. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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fraudulent
adjective
fraud·u·lent
ˈfrȯ-jə-lənt 
: based on or done by fraud
fraudulently
adverb
fraudulentness
noun
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