unscrupulous
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Ramaphosa explained how unscrupulous employers pay undocumented migrants well below the minimum wage and "merely" pay a fine if caught.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
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
“Anytime there’s uncertainty, unscrupulous people take advantage of that,” O’Saben said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 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
After Whitehorn’s death, his part-white, part-Cheyenne widow, Hattie, had married an unscrupulous white man named LeRoy Smitherman.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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The Catcher in the Rye
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Grade 10, List 6
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