deception
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Those concerns are particularly acute with someone like Holmes, who was convicted of defrauding investors through an elaborate web of deception.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
At the time the three confederations accused him of breaking trust "through deception" over the Fifa Forward Enterprise scheme, and "a profound failure of judgement...these are not the qualities football deserves in its leadership."
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Actually, Wedgewood’s deception is part of a pattern.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026
This documentary is about a woman notorious for her deception.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
It was an elegant deception, a mental pirouette.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
How can anyone trust evidence produced by people who openly brag about their digital deceptions?
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026
From small social excuses to deliberate deceptions, lying is something most of us do, often without stopping to think about why.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2026
She also pointed out that, in addition to the DOJ lawyers’ deceptions, at least six witnesses for the government in this case were “unprepared or defiant in their refusal to answer questions,” including ICE officials.
From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2025
Other people felt the fallout from Miles's deceptions.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025
He didn’t think twice about the easy deceptions of Monday morning.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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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