cheating

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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

Newman isn’t a fan of infidelity clauses that require a spouse to pay up if they have an affair, since cheating can be tough to prove in court.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

“We took on big corporations that were cheating their employees. We kept workers safe.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Some of that is deliberate cheating; some, maybe more, is from honest mistakes.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

I begin to wonder what business he’s in, and if it’s all about cheating people but making them think they’re not being cheated.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman