fly-by-night
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According to a federal complaint, 27-year-old Abdinajib Hassan Yussuf set up a fly-by-night autism center claiming to provide one-on-one therapy for autistic children.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
A fly-by-night journalism outlet called BNN Breaking had used an A.I. chatbot to paraphrase an article from another news site, according to a BNN employee.
From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2024
“I hired this fly-by-night team who set up the balloon in this wooded area,” Levine said.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024
Among the few places that would hire a kid with a ninth-grade education was a fly-by-night New Jersey telemarketing firm called Civic Development Group, or CDG.
From Salon • Aug. 27, 2023
And, God knows, Will had plenty of experience with fly-by-night ideas.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
