variants
or bunkos
as in scams
an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value
they were experts at that bunco, having fleeced wide-eyed tourists for years
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More than 60 South Korean nationals were deported from Cambodia and police are seeking to detain most of them over allegations they were involved in online scams.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025 -
This protection can also alert you to phishing emails and ransomware scams, keeping your personal information and digital assets safe.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Budget shell games, in other words.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
21 Oct. 2025
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Turns out it’s finished ahead of schedule and already shipping the servers, which will support Apple Intelligence services on consumer devices like iPhones, according to a new Fox Business report.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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That means more than one of every eight of Kroger's 103 stores in its Cincinnati-Dayton division (which includes Northern Kentucky) have the digital devices so far.—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Make sure to go on a night when the Moondogs bluegrass band is performing with washboards and fiddles.—
Megan Margulies,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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For Best Traditional, expect fiddles, pedal steel, banjo, and mandolin on many of the albums — and both newcomers and country legends alike nominated for awards.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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Portfolio Careers As Risk Management Side hustles become a logical response to this uncertainty.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Earning big with micro-hustles Consider Cameron Gurr.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Buncos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buncos. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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