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hoodwink

[hood-wingk] / ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk /


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It soon became apparent that my name and image were being used by scammers to try to hoodwink people out of money.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025

The prosecution has said Wirecard's management invented vast sums of phantom revenue to hoodwink investors and creditors.

From Reuters • Dec. 6, 2022

Optimism, of course, must remain guarded here — and not just because the Mariners regularly hoodwink their fans into thinking that playoff drought is going to end.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 3, 2022

For example, they hoodwink their parents when moving out of their summer dorm room and mislead a judge in an audition.

From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2022

“Listen, Max. You think I’m trying to hoodwink you, don’t you?”

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright




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