deceptive
Example Sentences
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In response, dealerships leaned more heavily on aggressive and deceptive tactics to protect their margins, at the consumer’s expense.
From MarketWatch
He is deceptive and has a way of picking up wickets.
From BBC
"I guess it's on brand for Anthropic doublespeak to use a deceptive ad to critique theoretical deceptive ads that aren't real, but a Super Bowl ad is not where I would expect it," he wrote.
From BBC
But those figures are mostly based on analysts estimates that exclude stock-based compensation, which can be deceptive in an industry that deploys so much of it.
Other citizens from several African countries have repeatedly told AFP they were forcibly recruited into Moscow's army, lured by deceptive civilian job offers.
From Barron's
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