shady business
Example Sentences
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Her partners are a shady trio of collaborators — including the Triumph Comics’ heir, his shady business partner and an aging, #MeToo-exiled film director.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2024
Industry is generally not opposed to the idea of a charter, says INSERM’s François Hirsch, perhaps because it could help improve the image of what is sometimes seen as a shady business.
From Science Magazine • May 7, 2024
The worst tourist scam I’ve seen lately is the shady business of moving a decimal point when someone charges your credit card.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2023
Over the years, a culture of secrecy, shady business practices and government corruption seeped into the project.
From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2023
“The kind who doesn’t want his shady business recorded,” I said.
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
