con

Example Sentences

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Ponzi bounced between con job and jail, dying broke.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

A market correction in March ended the con.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

An ATM con that involves some snooping, some acting and some sleight-of-hand is being carried out across Southern California, police say.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

But nothing could have been further from the truth because the con continued.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

He was smiling with pride at Abuela and her tray of arroz con mariscos, standing in the first restaurant they’d ever run together.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya