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deceptively

[dih-sep-tiv-lee] / dɪˈsɛp tɪv li /




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Last September, Amazon paid $2.5 billion to settle allegations that it deceptively tricked consumers into Amazon Prime subscriptions and made cancelling them excessively difficult.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

"Many species spend most of their lives beneath the leaf litter, and even when they emerge they can look deceptively similar," he added.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

But the IDF said he and the others involved had acted deceptively and without authorisation.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

But the further I traveled with the crew at the heart of “It Ends,” the more blown away I was by the deceptively, ahem, straightforward themes Ullom chips away at.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2026

Candice, even with wobbly legs, was deceptively fast.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson




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