scam
Example Sentences
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Cryptocurrencies, as I’ve written, are a scam all their own.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Police said that there was "no evidence" to suggest Everest guides were involved in the scam.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
The 2025 US State Department Report on human trafficking accused the government of failing to make significant efforts to eliminate it, never arresting or prosecuting a suspected scam compound operator or owner.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
When questioned about claims of two types of autism, accused of running a scam, and asked to admit she is lying, she says: "Let me just accept I have failed this child."
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
“They were scamming you. Girls scam guys all the time with that. Kerri was listening in on the extension.”
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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