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[cheet] / tʃit /






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Weigh those cons against the things AI has reliably proven it can do – cheat on homework and write janky code – and it’s easy to understand Sanders’ urge to stand and yell “stop!”

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

The models seem to have been looking for a way to cheat the test and found one.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Renault will face a criminal trial in France on aggravated fraud charges over accusations that devices in its diesel cars were designed to cheat clean air laws, the public prosecutor's office told AFP.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

“There are several ways to cheat the benchmark.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

I may be a liar and a cheat, but I absolutely despise bullies.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

Julie Su, Mamdani’s deputy mayor for economic justice, referenced Shorris’s experience going after tax cheats as an example of the kind of work that fits into the mayor’s agenda for economic justice.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

In other words, they’re not just culinary cheats.

From Salon Jun. 2, 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

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

“A lot of people say, ‘Well, he’s got baggage, he cheated on his wife.’

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

Paralympic medallist Daphne Schrager insists she has "never cheated" after being given a two-year ban following an "unintentional" positive test for a banned substance.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Although receipt of the letter does not indicate that someone definitively cheated, an unspecified number of cases have been referred to district attorneys for prosecution, the spokesperson said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

The JPMorgan strategists did wonder if the AI chatbots cheated.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

I cheated my eyes to the left to see that it was Professor Green.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

The protests have focused on allegations of cheating and corruption in the fiercely competitive exams for government jobs and university places that are a key pathway for upward mobility in India.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

He counsels letter writers on how to handle a cheating brother, discuss religion with a devout friend, and avoid spiraling over the fear of being single forever.

From Slate Aug. 5, 2026

Following the furore surrounding Saltburn Cricket Club over an alleged cheating scandal, the club's second team's Wednesday evening match has been cancelled.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

AI companies have reported that AI agents have been caught cheating, lying and deceiving.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Not to mention that I knew cheating was just plain wrong.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine




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