deceptive
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"To some degree, our evaluation design choices and specific configurations enabled the behaviour," it said, while noting its unexpected "signs of novel, potentially deceptive behaviours".
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
If you believe you were the victim of deceptive marketing practices, file complaints with the FTC, the Better Business Bureau and your state attorney general.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Unlike proving the negative, as in Mackey, here the desired deceptive outcome will be actual votes for Decoy Dan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
However, they also agreed with Cipollone that tobacco liability cases do not get blanket federal preemption, especially if industry participates in fraud or other deceptive practices independent of a warning label.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
The lamps had been lit now and there was a deceptive normality about the big stone rooms with their colorful murals, animal skin rugs, embroidered drapes, and comfortable gilded furniture.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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