skullduggery

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And over six seasons, the series examined the under-explored territory that lay between two world wars—a kind of historical trench in which all manner of skullduggery could fester and bloom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

But it comes with all the skullduggery, wheeling and dealing, and conspiracy one would expect, as the frontrunners try to improve their chances of becoming the Vicar of Christ.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2025

To challenge that French postcolonial imperium built by cunning, corruption and covert skullduggery, Moscow needed an operative who could match Jacques Foccart’s legendary mastery of the dirty business of empire, measure for measure.

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2023

"That's a pretty hefty prize for low-tech skullduggery," Tomasco said.

From Reuters • May 10, 2023

Naturally, he knew far more about computer-intrusion and digital skullduggery than any previously published cyberpunk author.

From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Sterling, Bruce