deception
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Singapore-based cybersecurity firm Group-IB reported an even larger scale of deception, identifying more than 4,300 fraudulent domains posing as FIFA-affiliated that have registered since August, including over 300 operated by a single Chinese-speaking actor.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
The idea is to get people meeting in person as quickly as possible because online dating has become a minefield littered with deception and frauds.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Walsh treats well-documented, widely accessible historical facts as if they were buried state secrets, weaponizing the baseline historical illiteracy of his audience to construct a narrative of deception.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
Musk is also suing Microsoft—OpenAI’s largest investor—for aiding Altman and Brockman in their alleged deception.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Somehow, he'd been caught up in so many layers of deception: Willow Chance wasn't a cheater.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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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