grift
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As Gebru observed, the grift has no end.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
He dubbed the burgeoning world of peptides as one of "pseudoscience and grift."
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Everyone else loses their moral courage and takes the bait, the grift, the deal.
From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026
Along the way, Cass gives short shrift to the many useful things that the financial industry does that are not a grift.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
“Let me come along. I can sell tickets. Russ can do anything—he’s young. Give me his job. I can still count, and I don’t short-change. I know you don’t run a grift show.”
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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