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quack

[kwak] / kwæk /




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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

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

Where Wayne’s Batman is lithe and graceful, The Penguin is awkward and rotund; while Wayne is charismatic, the Penguin is a weirdo, a quack.

From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2024

He’s Joseph Ladapo, who I earlier identified as “the most dangerous quack in America.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2024

The dead duck on the mantelpiece let out a single protesting quack, but the portrait of Edward Ashton remained unchanged.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood


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