duped

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Everybody has felt heartbreak or confusion or duped or confused or distrustful of their own intuition and all of that stuff.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 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

Even former prime minister Lee Hsien Loong has admitted to being duped into making an order on a fake e-commerce website.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

How could one of the most sophisticated private-lending firms in the world be so badly duped?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Most likely Holmes forged the envelopes or else duped Emeline into preparing them by persuading her they would be used for a legitimate purpose, perhaps for Christmas cards.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson