dupe
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Perfetti: On our best day, we’re trying to dupe people into believing that it’s real life.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
Before this season, savvy pitchers with expert command and dazzling spin had been able to dupe human umps into calling strikes on balls just off the plate, a time-honored tradition that had existed for generations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
Experts call this a type of fraud "social engineering" - where scammers dupe their victims using psychological manipulation, instilling fear and urgency.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
It took a hit this week after former executives accused it of manipulating markets to dupe consumers into buying its products.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2025
The Helena Independent called Rankin “a dagger in the hands of the German propagandists, a dupe of the Kaiser...a crying schoolgirl,” even though a majority of her constituents opposed the war.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
In Botswana and South Africa, too, women are desperate for sons and husbands to return from a conflict many say they were duped into joining, as authorities warn recruiters are still active.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
The co-founder of Apollo said he was duped by the man he hired as a financial adviser, according to remarks prepared for Congress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Mitch Sylvestre, one of the leaders of the push to separate, told the Globe and Mail newspaper: "I feel duped."
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
But the victim, realizing he’d been duped, had reached out to police.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
“Saving them? Is that what you call it? Is that how easily he’s duped you? This greedy imposter fills your head with rubbish and you become a traitor?”
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
Scammers have become increasingly adept at duping customers into sending payments through elaborate social engineering schemes, including by developing romantic connections to their victims.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
In February, Kenya's foreign minister told the BBC that more than 600 recruitment agencies suspected of duping Kenyans with promises of jobs abroad had been closed.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
The agency, which protects consumers from unfair business practices, accused Amazon of duping people into automatically renewing their Amazon Prime subscriptions through “manipulative, coercive, or deceptive user-interface designs.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2025
Prosecutors accused him of duping investors after he failed to disclose that he was being paid by tech startup Servergy to recruit them.
From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2024
She told me she couldn’t stand the thought of Marcus duping more people into following him, and I didn’t argue with her.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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