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Activists argued that they had deceptively promoted gas and biofuels as clean energy.

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Job seekers have complained for some time now—to me, their friends, pets or anyone who will listen—that it is deceptively hard to get hired.

The FTC also accused Ticketmaster of deceptively advertising lower prices for tickets than what consumers actually pay.

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A deceptively quiet role in a deceptively quiet series, it was astonishingly powerful.

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The venue, while deceptively flat, is still steep, and that doesn’t pair well with alcohol in the system or on the ground.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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