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cheat

[cheet] / tʃit /






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Flynn canceled his flight to Mexico and extolled the justice system that he had been ready to cheat as a fugitive.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

Weigh those cons against the things AI has reliably proven it can do – cheat on homework and write janky code – and it’s easy to understand Sanders’ urge to stand and yell “stop!”

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

Sasha Rand, 14, took her pink travel mahjong set to Camp Nock-a-Mixon, near Allentown, Penn., armed with a cheat sheet so the newbies could easily see which suits go together.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Past findings produced by Wada suggest micro-dosing could evade detection methods, and so the scope to cheat in professional sport remains, meaning all efforts must be taken to ensure nobody beats the system.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

At the front of the room, munching rather loudly on an apple, the test administrator was keeping a close eye on them to ensure they didn’t cheat.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

Mr. Firth’s team cheats, however, by using a handheld doohickey—a thingamabob—that controls minds, renders fire trucks invisible and can even restore electrical power.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

"People who got here last night have gone to the front, people who cut this morning, whoever cheats and pushes the hardest hits to front."

From Barron's May 16, 2026

If tax cheats want to lose money, that’s their problem.

From MarketWatch Apr. 18, 2026

Its focus is more on providing its users with enhanced privacy and security than unblocking streaming sites or enabling video game latency cheats.

From Salon Mar. 13, 2026

Ebony says to be careful of liars and cheats and to always respect children.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

The video alleging the Patriots may have cheated on field goals.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

“A lot of people say, ‘Well, he’s got baggage, he cheated on his wife.’

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

The cheater is just as insecure, if not more, than the person who’s scared to get cheated on.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

But this was not an issue over whether he deliberately cheated.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Like I said, he was not one to let go of a grudge, and several years back Mr. Clem had cheated him in a land deal.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

Her love life proves to be as evanescent as her artistic medium; when the novel begins, Tor learns that her boyfriend, Andreas, is cheating on her.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

At the time, many thought this was in the realm of sci-fi and the real threats were comparatively far more mundane: job losses, cheating in exams.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

Another negative was lingering suspicion over the 2015 diesel scandal, when Volkswagen admitted to cheating on U.S. emissions tests.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Nearly all are requiring ethics courses along the way — as educators continue to grapple with cheating and with fears that heavy AI use will erode critical thinking.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

I begin to wonder what business he’s in, and if it’s all about cheating people but making them think they’re not being cheated.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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