deceptive
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It made multiple allegations against OpenAI including deceptive and unfair trade practices, negligence, violating product liability laws, fraudulent misrepresentation and causing a public nuisance.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
It’s a “little epicenter of maritime lawlessness,” said Michelle Bockmann, a maritime intelligence analyst at Windward, saying ships used a “smorgasbord of deceptive shipping tactics” to stay off authorities’ radars.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
She wrote that Hsiao’s assertions to the court were “at best, deceptive, if not intentionally and knowingly false.”
From Slate • May 18, 2026
You could fit four Central Parks inside Griffith Park, but its massiveness can give a deceptive sense of how much park space the city actually has, spread throughout its confines.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Harrenhal was deceptive from afar, because it was so huge.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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