deception

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Hatley said no to both questions but showed the highest level of deception in both answers, according to an affidavit that Stafford later filed.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

The CIA also carried out a deception operation to throw the Iranians off the airman’s track.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

However, for an error of this magnitude to happen more than once involving the same medical team could suggest "negligence" or even "deception", our experts concluded.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

In Turner’s new Prime Video series, she plays a finance worker who gets caught up in a complex web of deception after her office is held up by thieves.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

I never imagined that at the age of fourteen I’d excel at deception.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin