as in to use
to take unfair advantage of
unscrupulous people trying to milk the welfare system for all it's worth
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Recent Examples of milk
Stat padding: The Buffs have occasionally gotten greedy airing it out late in games this season when milking the clock should be a priority.
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Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
The program covers the three weeks of production lost by a cow when it is removed from the milking herd to recover, as well as the seven days afterward when production is still low.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
Many farmers wound up milking at dairy farms in the Central Valley.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Pigeons make milk In the first 10 days of a baby pigeon's life, it's getting fed milk its mother and father make in their throats, Winston said.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
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Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
The program covers the three weeks of production lost by a cow when it is removed from the milking herd to recover, as well as the seven days afterward when production is still low.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
Many farmers wound up milking at dairy farms in the Central Valley.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Pigeons make milk In the first 10 days of a baby pigeon's life, it's getting fed milk its mother and father make in their throats, Winston said.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 26 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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Regular updates often include security patches that protect against vulnerabilities that scammers might exploit.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 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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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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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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Two suits against Tim Ballard have already been dismissed and a third is headlined by a woman convicted of pimping minor children.Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
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The plea deal resolves a case that has been hanging in the balance since 2018, when the pair were arrested and charged in a 20-count criminal complaint, accusing them of pimping, pandering, money laundering and conspiracy to commit a felony.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Milk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milk. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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