tricked
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Cranbury, N.J., is reeling from a $26 million cyber theft after being tricked into wiring money for a land purchase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
A data breach could affect customers in the future if their personal information is used in so-called "phishing" attacks, where someone is tricked into revealing their password to an online service.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
We sort of like to see them trick us all, though we also do like to see them go down after they’ve tricked us.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
People excited at buying their own homes are "tricked" into using in-house services, meaning that "with no transparency or accountability, vultures can take advantage", Rayner added.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
There were many times when she’d tricked Seven or another one of their classmates into believing something that wasn’t true for a prank.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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