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shady business



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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

There was no crime at hand, and there was no malfeasance, and there was no shady business.

From Salon ● Feb. 11, 2023

Some of these labels collapse, often in a wave of recriminations about shady business practices.

From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2022

“The kind who doesn’t want his shady business recorded,” I said.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green


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