sucker
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It was Barnum who said not only that a sucker was born every minute, but that you should “never give a sucker an even break.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Even among "other species with short little arms and a single sucker row, its colouration and smooth skin on the back surface separate it", she added.
From Barron's ● May 25, 2026
The part of me that’s a sucker for goal-setting and self-transformation also wondered: What if, rather than reject the parenting canon, I were to embrace it?
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
In the case of Pederson, the out-of-work cook who lost his entire stake, he had fallen for a category rife with sucker bets: mention markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
I am not afraid of point of view, and am a sucker for almost any debate having to do with science, computing, or many aspects of politics and philosophy.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
But the giant technology companies are now greedily raising as much money as they can from suckers — excuse me, investors — to keep spending on the AI arms race.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Before activating my own Lightning Lane, I studied tutorials on Reddit and YouTube, where I learned that only suckers make a ride reservation and patiently wait for their designated time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
"Its stubby little arms with only one row of suckers set it apart from most octopus we are familiar with," Voight said.
From Barron's ● May 25, 2026
Arms with rows of suckers were initially discovered by a member of the public at Forvie National Nature Reserve at Collieston, near Ellon, on 30 November.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
The suckers, which were fastened to me and pained greatly, lessened their hold.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
Consider this a reminder to everyone: Don’t get suckered like I did into using a third-party website.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
First, don’t assume you’re too sophisticated to be suckered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Am I getting suckered in with memories of prime Trippier from the past two seasons, when he had nine and 10 assists?
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2025
I still cannot believe so many Americans got suckered so badly.
From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2025
It took him a while to learn that he had been suckered.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
On the other hand, harvesting rooted shoots from a suckering woody shrub, like twig dogwood, lilac, rugosa rose or raspberries, yields almost instant results and a new plant.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 12, 2022
Pearce showed me many spicebush specimens that were browsed but are now suckering afresh.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 14, 2021
Is Karl-Bertil plotting another crime, suckering in a bohemian liberal intent on performing her own broad-mindedness, or is he just a broken soul desperate for a kind word?
From Slate ● Dec. 30, 2020
They’ve been suckering us for years and continue to do so.
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2017
“Not suckering me here, are you, Jace? Tell you what, how about fleecing me for one pound?”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
