deceived

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Deceived by promises of safe passage by authorities, they were instead taken together to Trnopolje — the second time for Nijaz — at some point in the late summer or autumn of 1992.

From Salon • Jul. 31, 2025

Ms McGee's other notable work includes the television series Raw, which she created for Irish broadcaster RTÉ, the Channel 4 sitcom London Irish and The Deceived for Channel 5.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2022

Deceived into signing a form that says he is leaving voluntarily, Hadi is deported to Amman.

From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2022

At one point, he asserts that Larkin’s first mature collection, The Less Deceived, possesses a “range of styles, forms and emotions” that’s “more diverse than that of any other poet of the century.”

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2014

‘Many winters ago, they banded together in secret. At first they called themselves the Healers. Deceived themselves into believing that they’ wished only to do good; to cure sickness, guard against demons.’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver