quack
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He devoted nearly a fifth of his magnum opus to attacking the established quack system of mercantilism, which sought to maximize exports and minimize imports for the empty prize of a positive balance of trade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
“If it weren’t for Oprah, this quack Dr. Phil would be a nobody. Oprah has a lot to answer for,” reads another.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
There are also medbed clinics, where people can pay to receive quack treatments from people who claim to have working medbeds.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2025
It’s in service of crank conspiracy theories, quack wellness influencers and weird dystopian visions of supermen doing pull-ups to demonstrate their patriotism.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2025
Though it was now a dull gray, so detailed were its features that he found himself half listening for the sound of a quack.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
Vocabulary lists containing quack
40 SAT words Beginning with "Q"
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Scrabble: Words that Begin with Q
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