deception
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“At the end of the day, a product isn’t recyclable if it doesn’t get recycled, and it isn’t compostable if it doesn’t get composted. Deception is never in the public interest,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2026
Deception can come from both sides of the table.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025
Deception, he says, "is in our DNA" as something we do from around the age of three.
From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025
"But generally speaking, we think AI deception arises because a deception-based strategy turned out to be the best way to perform well at the given AI's training task. Deception helps them achieve their goals."
From Science Daily • May 10, 2024
Deception upon deception, the thing in the pit mused aloud.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing deception
A Web of Lies
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"The Crucible" -- Vocabulary from all 4 Acts
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Smoke and Mirrors: The Lingo of Illusion and Deception
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