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swindler

[swind-ler] / ˈswɪnd lər /


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He is a swindler, a snob and a savage misanthrope.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 2, 2026

An already-tense relationship appeared to worsen further last week with Mr Altman taunting Mr Musk's offer on X, and Mr Musk retorting by calling his onetime partner a "swindler".

From BBC Feb. 16, 2025

It will come along soon enough, and the reckoning won’t be made until billions of dollars are lost and the next swindler with a clever story goes to jail.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 3, 2023

Powered by AI, a slew of cheap online tools can translate an audio file into a replica of a voice, allowing a swindler to make it “speak” whatever they type.

From Washington Post Mar. 5, 2023

A picture emerged of an unstable deadbeat, swindler, and failed lawyer and lecturer.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

For now, the humble paper check remains too deeply woven into the fabric of American life to truly rest in peace — even if writing one means playing a riskier game with swindlers.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

PayPal in the late 1990s allowed peer-to-peer trade on an unprecedented scale but drew swindlers, so its founders developed a digital system to detect fraud.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

Investigators tell Barron’s that they have already seen some common tactics in small-cap Chinese IPOs that will make it hard to identify potential swindlers.

From Barron's Dec. 3, 2025

He said "cutting-edge AI and data tools" would ensure the government can protect public funds and not "line the pockets of scammers and swindlers".

From BBC Sep. 24, 2025

“You the two swindlers who just left the encampment?” says the messenger, looking down from his mount.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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