fool
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The visual alteration was not brilliant – the influencer has to cover the bottom of his chin to hide his beard – but it was clearly enough to fool the retired teacher.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
You don’t need a 12,000 or even a 120 IQ to fool people.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
"I gave them $38 million of essentially free funding which they then used to create an $800 billion for-profit company. I literally was a fool," Musk told the court Wednesday, before cross-examination began.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
"He'd fool around at the reception desk and would check patients in," he says.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
In short, he was a kind fool who had no sense that he was walking into the standoff of two amateur armies.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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