deceptive

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The airline engaged in "misleading or deceptive conduct" over the rights of customers over their cancelled flights in violation of Australian law, Echo Law said.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Hendizadeh was charged with eleven counts, including deceptive advertising and charging illegal fees.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

The commission also said that X's breaches included the deceptive design of its "blue checkmark" for supposedly verified accounts, and its failure to provide access to public data for researchers.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Still, Tharp said, “it is difficult to imagine that Halim can provide additional facts about his experience that would demonstrate that BWW is committing a deceptive act by calling its nuggets ‘boneless wings.’”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

But after that day the weather, and the way people remembered it, became something more; something potentially more deceptive, and yet something much more meaningful, more fragile and rare, and even more beautiful.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin