shady business
Example Sentences
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Industry is generally not opposed to the idea of a charter, says INSERM’s François Hirsch, perhaps because it could help improve the image of what is sometimes seen as a shady business.
From Science Magazine • May 7, 2024
China’s hacking industry, the documents reveal, suffers from shady business practices, disgruntlement over pay and work quality, and poor security protocols.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2024
There was no crime at hand, and there was no malfeasance, and there was no shady business.
From Salon • Feb. 11, 2023
Disdainful of her clients and frustrated by the financial disadvantage of hewing to strict ethics, Olga enters into some shady business dealings: padding orders for liquor and caviar and selling the surplus.
From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2022
She knew nothing about Xavier Glitts or his shady business.
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
