- present participle of cheat.
cheating
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But studies show AI text detectors are often unreliable, generating false positives that can erode trust between instructors and students and forcing teachers to devise innovative methods to detect cheating and evaluate assignments.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
AI chatbots have made large-scale cheating among students -- what some educators call "homework scams" -- easier than ever, allowing them to generate credible solutions to almost any written assignment within seconds.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
If cheating is wrong, how come so many cheat?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
After years of silence on the largest cheating scheme English soccer has ever seen, the Premier League didn’t mince words on Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Mother was offering her a “get out of jail free” card, and, as tempting as that was, it seemed like cheating.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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