- present participle of trick.
tricking
Example Sentences
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Liu said she’s seeing that anxiety play out at demonstration events where some of the young people she’s trying to inspire are more interested in tricking the machines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
But while Carlini’s work had debunked many claims made by AI developers, he had focused on the threat of bad people tricking artificial intelligence systems into making mistakes, not on hackers harnessing them for superpowers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
The arrest and rescue follow the publication of a BBC investigation exposing how scammers in Mityana, posting social content of dogs in distress, have been tricking international donors out of hundreds of thousands of pounds.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
Instead, recent attacks relied on phishing -- tricking users into handing over access to their accounts.
From Barron's ● Apr. 25, 2026
“Yeah right! You tricking me again! First you tricked me into changing into them different animals. Now you gon’ pull your second trick.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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