charlatan
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"We were worried he was a charlatan," Audrey says.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Jerry uses his “you-betcha” Midwestern accent to disguise his discontent, but beneath his charlatan smile lurks a rotten, greedy soul.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2026
In Renaissance England, skillful surgeons and herb-dispensing healers competed with charlatan doctors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
“You abused your position and you’re a charlatan who used and is still using your prior position in office to peddle a snake oil that’s been proven to be junk time and time again.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2024
I want to think he’s an actor, a charlatan, a fake.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
Cook said audience research had revealed the public liked him taking on the crooks and charlatans but they didn't actually want to see him getting hit.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
The magician Ricky Jay’s compendium of actual “unique, eccentric and amazing entertainers” offers a parade of con artists, charlatans, escapologists, daredevils, mesmerists, contortionists and sideshow acts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
And though it’s much easier now to find books and other media taking a range of perspectives on menopause, it’s also easy to be waylaid by influencers, charlatans and factionalism.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2025
That contemporary art might be a dubious realm populated by frauds and charlatans seems quaint today, but once upon a time it was a standard assumption.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2025
“Well, my teacher says he’s just another in a line of charlatans looking for the fountain of youth.”
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
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