shady business
Example Sentences
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Her partners are a shady trio of collaborators — including the Triumph Comics’ heir, his shady business partner and an aging, #MeToo-exiled film director.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2024
Industry is generally not opposed to the idea of a charter, says INSERM’s François Hirsch, perhaps because it could help improve the image of what is sometimes seen as a shady business.
From Science Magazine • May 7, 2024
Indeed, Caroline Ellison, Bankman-Fried's close associate who used her company as cover for some of FTX's shady business deals, allegedly has a blog on Tumblr that alluded to exactly these beliefs.
From Salon • Dec. 14, 2022
Some of these labels collapse, often in a wave of recriminations about shady business practices.
From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2022
“The kind who doesn’t want his shady business recorded,” I said.
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
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