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deception

[dih-sep-shuhn] / dɪˈsɛp ʃən /




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After an episode filled with warnings about addiction, government deception, processed food and discredited fats, the meal itself receives one adjective and one bite.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

“Excluding candidates who engage in deception in their efforts to appear on the ballot is hardly new,” Notre Dame law professor Derek Muller recently wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

How a master of deception conned investors out of $50 million — in his own words.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

JR has used it often, as a massive-scale magical deception to make the Louvre Pyramid “disappear” into the old Louvre, and opening up an imaginary subterranean world below the Eiffel Tower.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 2026

But for now, if she feels like she has to keep the deception going, I am hardly in a position to contradict her.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

After his father’s death, Mr. Junod goes on a sort of genealogical quest, excavating Lou’s double and triple lives—mistresses, deceptions, suspicious deaths, ugly secrets—and more distant family history.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 5, 2026

From small social excuses to deliberate deceptions, lying is something most of us do, often without stopping to think about why.

From BBC Jan. 13, 2026

She also pointed out that, in addition to the DOJ lawyers’ deceptions, at least six witnesses for the government in this case were “unprepared or defiant in their refusal to answer questions,” including ICE officials.

From Slate Dec. 12, 2025

And grew up on Mad magazine, where young minds were taught to recognize the deceptions and hypocrisies of politics, business and media.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2025

George Blake's career as the KGB's most successful deep-penetration agent was wrapped in such carefully orchestrated deceptions.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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