grifter
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After meeting Skalnik, Ms. Colloff thought the grifter would acknowledge his duplicity, before she came to believe that he simply saw her as his latest mark.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
He was a grifter who spent your grandmother’s money, tried to spend your inheritance and his wife is continuing that not-so-grand tradition.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2025
The reason is he's a lot like them as a grifter, as a con man, and as someone who preys on weaker people.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2024
The judge’s ruling that Smyth should be extradited could help bring about the end of a bizarre saga in which victims have painted Smyth as a master of disguise and a veteran traveling grifter.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024
Low Key, who was a grifter from Minnesota, smiled his scarred smile.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
Gil Blas, a Spaniard born without social standing, becomes caught up with grifters and is obliged to live by his wits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
The rush of pseudoscientists, grifters, wellness influencers, and celebrity advocates into the space only made the chronic Lyme debate more fraught.
From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2025
He’s a soulless hypocrite, another of today’s clout-seeking grifters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2025
Lo-Letha Hall was a victim of the same con, summoned by the grifters to Brock’s house to retrieve a purported package for delivery.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
Chaos had followed the fall of the South, just as war-ravaged societies always attract thieves and grifters.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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