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shyster

[shahy-ster] / ˈʃaɪ stər /


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An easier dispute system would make it unnecessary for consumers to seek help from shyster credit repair companies.

From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2022

In response he created Saul Goodman in an act of frustration and shame, to act out his shameless impulses, let his shyster flag fly freely and without guilt, to get away with unscrupulous acts.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2020

Steyn charged: “And it turns out he's not a heroic presidential speaking truth to power a guy, he's just a flimflam shyster who steals from his clients.”

From Fox News • Apr. 30, 2019

And then the tape ends and we are back to where Saul started, as Jimmy McGill, a slip-and-fall shyster trying to walk back to more honorable pursuits by taking on public defender work.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2015

One of the latest biographies of Lincoln credits him with many of the artifices of the "shyster."

From Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life by Herndon, William H.




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