sophisticated
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"People say that victims are gullible but the scams are put together well", they are very "sophisticated", said a source close to the investigation.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
ALBANY, N.Y.—Neuroscientist Annalisa Scimemi is in her element at her laboratory, where she works with mice and sophisticated instruments to better understand brain cells.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
The fourth becomes a sophisticated lesson in arpeggios and the last, a fanciful passacaglia.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
On Monday, the firm said that like every financial institution, it faced "the reality of increasingly sophisticated bad actors attempting to exploit our platform".
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
In addition to seeming eternal, ubiquitous, protean, and endlessly quotable, Franklin had the most sophisticated sense of timing among all the prominent statesmen of the revolutionary era.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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