deception
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Which, after years of deception, was something Kris agonised over.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Former supermodel Naomi Campbell won a legal challenge on Thursday to overturn a five-year ban on being a charity trustee after a panel accepted she had been the victim of deception.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
And that story goes something like: It wasn’t really a big-deal deception.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Washington should make defensive AI a national research priority: systems designed to identify dangerous capabilities in other models, monitor autonomous agents, detect deception, and defend networks.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Euergetes’ baby face belied an intellect capable of heartbreaking deception.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
Robert McDonald, a former high-ranking Secret Service agent with experience working on presidential security details, told the BBC that smaller-scale deceptions are used frequently during motorcade operations.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Even more elaborate deceptions are carried out for complex, high-risk trips abroad.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
How can anyone trust evidence produced by people who openly brag about their digital deceptions?
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 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
After that her other deceptions were harder to pull off.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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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