deception
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It said the ruling recognised that the commission, Campbell and others had been "subject to sophisticated deception".
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Celebrity Traitors returns next week for a second round of deception and amateur detective work.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
And that story goes something like: It wasn’t really a big-deal deception.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Washington should make defensive AI a national research priority: systems designed to identify dangerous capabilities in other models, monitor autonomous agents, detect deception, and defend networks.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
The man’s full-teeth welcome smile remained frozen in place, but the room had flooded with the bitter scent of deception as he answered her.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
Even more elaborate deceptions are carried out for complex, high-risk trips abroad.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Robert McDonald, a former high-ranking Secret Service agent with experience working on presidential security details, told the BBC that smaller-scale deceptions are used frequently during motorcade operations.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
But Ms. Dimmock, by doling out Parker’s pathological lies and absurd deceptions in modest doses, accomplishes two strategic things—momentum and controlled toxicity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
How can anyone trust evidence produced by people who openly brag about their digital deceptions?
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026
More important, everywhere they went, they had to keep explaining the weird set of mistakes and missteps and deceptions that had caused the destruction of both rulers.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
Vocabulary lists containing deception
A Web of Lies
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"The Crucible" -- Vocabulary from all 4 Acts
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Smoke and Mirrors: The Lingo of Illusion and Deception
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