unscrupulous
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The company is hoping that panicked consumers trying, say, to rebook a flight will click on the first link they see, bringing them to unscrupulous parties that try to charge exorbitant fees.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
I do not want my brother to be taken advantage of by an unscrupulous attorney who might promise to help him qualify for Medicaid.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
"As the demand for certain breeds increases, we see a lot more unscrupulous breeding going on, including really poor breeding practices and puppy smuggling," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
He said he had become concerned about the potential for a dying person to be coerced by "unscrupulous relatives, or 'trusted' medical or legal professionals" into ending their life prematurely.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
“Perhaps,” said Scythe Curie, “but then again, perhaps not. There are some traditions not even the unscrupulous among us would dare break.”
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing unscrupulous
The Catcher in the Rye
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Power Prefix: un-
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Grade 10, List 6
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