cheating

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One that, whatever organisers might say about it being separate from mainstream sport, would set a bad example and could lead to increased cheating in conventional competition.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Is it worth cheating to try and get that unfair advantage?

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The change came after “significant numbers” of undergrads and faculty requested it, “given their perception that cheating on in-class exams has become widespread,” according to a letter from Michael Gordin, Princeton’s dean of the college.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Volkswagen was previously found guilty in the emissions cheating scandal, Pfizer over its promotion of the anti-inflammatory drug Bextra and Exxon for the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

If only they would read a little Dickens or Kipling they would soon discover there was more to life than cheating people and watching television.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl