spoonerism
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Dodgy freight forwarders may use GPS jammers or spoofers to cloak or change the time stamps on arriving cargo.
From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2021
The cases relate to spoofing, which involves placing bids to buy or offers to sell contracts with the intent to cancel them before execution, allowing spoofers to influence prices to their benefit.
From Reuters • Sep. 16, 2019
As for the spoofers, major carriers could deploy a technology as early as this year that will tell consumers whether an incoming call comes from a verified number.
From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2019
In March, he said, “We’ll maintain our strong approach to enforcement against spoofers and scammers, including the over $200 million in fines that we proposed last year.”
From Slate • May 16, 2018
Tottenham's squad is not packed with spoofers, leaving aside Emmanuel Adebayor for one moment.
From The Guardian • Apr. 19, 2013
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