shady
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Shirley rose to fame in 2025 with shady videos claiming to expose daycare fraud in Minnesota.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
“It seemed a bit shady from the start,” said a person familiar with the negotiations.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
“All the typewriters were stolen; you couldn’t work for a more shady person,” he told the podcast.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Supporters argue that legalization decreases black-market activity, reducing consumers’ reliance on shady providers, creating a safer market while providing the government greater tax revenue and citizens greater freedom.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
She'd spent so many hours drawing maps based on her research—winding high streets full of eccentric shops, shady low streets full of illegal goods, and the networks of cable wires pulling air-trolleys overhead.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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