deception
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So, how can consumers protect themselves from this new level of deception?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
The crime of human trafficking, as defined by the United Nations, involves the illegal recruitment, transportation or harbouring of people through fraud, deception or abuse of power.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
The Kansas City district has denied breaking the law, and in a letter to the government last month, it offered a narrow interpretation of deception as a rare exception.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
“Despite recognizing this science internally, they poured resources into a campaign of deception and obstruction to protect their profits,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
And sometimes there seems to be almost deliberate deception.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
Even more elaborate deceptions are carried out for complex, high-risk trips abroad.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
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
As “Love Island” alumnus Rob Rausch frequently reminded us and himself, whatever deceptions he committed were all part of playing a game.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
Pandaram, meanwhile, is an uxorious family man struggling to marry off a spoiled daughter, and the story turns on the scams and deceptions he faces in arranging her future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
George Blake's career as the KGB's most successful deep-penetration agent was wrapped in such carefully orchestrated deceptions.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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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