elaborate
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McClain’s elaborate scheme came apart in April 2023, when a local truck dealer who had invested around $650,000 insisted on repayment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
The post also arrives as AI tools are making it easier than ever to generate elaborate political imagery.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
Eventually, a selfie from Fred smiling at the game returned her to reality: the call, she realized, was an elaborate scam.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
“It just jumps off the page in this complaint that, really, this is just an elaborate fee-harvesting scheme,” Pierce said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
He sneers my name in an elaborate, condescending manner.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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