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fudges

verb

present tense third-person singular of fudge

as in weasels

to avoid giving a definite answer or position the candidate was criticized for fudging on most of the questions during the debate

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as in cheats

to use dishonest methods to achieve a goal she's been fudging on her taxes for years

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as in distorts

to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of fudged the facts about his educational background so he could get the position

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Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Kuomintang (KMT) party leader Cheng Li-wun in Beijing on Friday, April 10, 2026.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
Their first and only home exhibition game arrives Friday night, when the Denver Broncos and former Saints coach Sean Payton (shakes fist) pay a preseason visit.

— Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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The narrative that choice schools funnel funds away from local districts distorts Connecticut public school funding.

— Leonard Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
Instead of wiping firmware, an adversary nudges a setpoint, edits a protection parameter, distorts a sensor feed—or shows the operator a calm screen while the equipment tears itself apart.

— Julian Durand, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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Still, that correction has been used to manipulate the study data in a way that significantly misrepresents miscarriage risk associated with Covid-19 vaccinations.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
The student still needs enough subject knowledge to tell a sound argument from a merely plausible one, to notice a missing source, or to recognize that a polished chart misrepresents its data.

— Ray Ravaglia, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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Apple hedges across the supply chain, but these price rises illustrate systemic long-term pressure rather than short-term variations.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
For example, low-cost Irish airline Ryanair currently hedges 80% of its jet fuel costs, giving them a significant competitive advantage when fuel prices increase.

— Tiago Ventura, Time, 26 June 2026

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