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[cheet] / tʃit /






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Vehicles from a host of major car manufacturers did not contain devices alleged to have allowed them to cheat on emissions tests, a judge at the High Court has ruled.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

“When I think about what’s most important in college, it is learning to think through things. My deepest fear about this technology is that it is allowing students cheat codes to avoid thinking things through.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

At restaurants, bar menus can be a cheat code.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

But the European Union unlocked one potential cheat code by promising voluntary guidelines to manage video games' "end of life".

From Barron's Jun. 16, 2026

No one would suspect her of cheating, because who in her right mind would make such a spectacle of herself if she intended to cheat?

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

Surveys, external have shown that the majority still believe protecting fair sport is crucial and support bans for cheats.

From BBC May 20, 2026

"People who got here last night have gone to the front, people who cut this morning, whoever cheats and pushes the hardest hits to front."

From Barron's May 16, 2026

If tax cheats want to lose money, that’s their problem.

From MarketWatch Apr. 18, 2026

Meanwhile Theo sees aerial action on D-Day and cheats death.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

So Trout keeps body and soul together as a circulation man for the Ilium Gazette, manages newspaper delivery boys, bullies and flatters and cheats little kids.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

The JPMorgan strategists did wonder if the AI chatbots cheated.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

In a landmark German case targeting chocolate "shrinkflation", a court has found that the manufacturer of Milka's classic Alpine Milk bar cheated consumers and broke competition law.

From BBC May 13, 2026

In a survey of over 500 seniors conducted by the student newspaper last year, 30% reported they had cheated on an assignment or exam.

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026

In January, after her daughter was deported, Mariela realized the fraudsters had cheated her out of more than $18,000 over three months.

From Salon May 2, 2026

“He cheated on me with her. Every time I see them together I feel like maybe I wasn’t good enough.”

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

Sandoval, known for the Scandoval cheating scandal that erupted on the hit Bravo series “Vanderpump Rules” in 2023, filed a temporary restraining order against Robinson and her father J. Will Robinson on June 25.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

The program pulled in elite players chasing rich endorsement deals but collapsed amid cheating accusations—and his son moved elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

Some classes have started reintroducing proctoring - the supervision of candidates during an examination - and spoken-word tests to avoid cheating, she said.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

See: Social Security gave me conflicting answers about my cheating ex-husband’s record.

From MarketWatch Jun. 18, 2026

“Isn’t that kind of like cheating or something?”

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai




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