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charlatan

[shahr-luh-tn] / ˈʃɑr lə tn /


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He was, Mr. Keefe writes, “a charlatan who had just declared bankruptcy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

As portrayed in “Death by Lightning,” Guiteau is a rotten-toothed, scheming, big-dreaming, delusional charlatan and possible sociopath.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

And that is alarming, because Kennedy is a charlatan who opposes evidence-based medicine and promotes discredited quackery.

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2025

Passing sentence Judge Geoffery Baker QC described Saeed as a "charlatan", who had carried out a deception that had been "cunningly contrived, skilfully executed, and brazenly maintained over three decades".

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2025

I want to think he’s an actor, a charlatan, a fake.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan




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