hoodwinked
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As it turns out, I’m hardly the only person to have felt hoodwinked, bamboozled, and/or flat-out deceived by my smartphone’s forecasts in 2026.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
"He failed us. He failed his country. He hoodwinked us," Gyárfás Oláh, a former Orbán enthusiast and ex-local mayor, told me wearily.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
Let him know that there’s a chance this is a romance scam/honey trap and that even the smartest people get hoodwinked by nefarious characters who take advantage of their loneliness.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 23, 2026
New Yorkers still take pride in not being easily hoodwinked.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2025
“I don’t want you hoodwinked even if you don’t care.”
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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