sketchy
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If your sketchy adviser suggested paying the tax for the conversion out of the $1 million itself, I’d raise another red flag.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
The two sides are currently negotiating the final text of a broader bilateral deal, but further details of the negotiations remain sketchy.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
If companies’ reports were sketchy or unreliable, shareholders would likely demand an inside role and ongoing access to confidential information.
From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026
Unfortunately, with little education, few bona fides and a sketchy reputation, Dooley received no credit for the discovery.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025
Westerberg found the station in time to catch the tail end of the Paul Harvey broadcast, and he was forced to agree: The few sketchy details made the anonymous hiker sound distressingly like his friend.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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