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hoodwink

[hood-wingk] / ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk /


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Opponents point to the ability of shorts to hoodwink investors by spreading false rumors before exiting a trade, a technique known as “short and distort.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2023

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

From Reuters • Dec. 6, 2022

"These defendants schemed to create a high-pressure, fraudulent marketing campaign to hoodwink investors into believing that their bogus real estate venture generated substantial profits," said U.S.

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2022

“It fell off my radar. I had completely forgotten. I was asked to call you at the last minute, so I apologize for that. I wasn’t trying to hoodwink you or anything,” he said.

From Washington Post • Sep. 5, 2022

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

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright




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