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chicaning

verb

present participle of chicane

as in cheating

to use dishonest methods to achieve a goal a lawyer who is so notorious for chicaning that the guilty invariably seek his services

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cheating

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Now there seems to be a petty attempt to call out cheating when no cheating took place.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Around this time, Kingsolver was accused of cheating in a regional essay contest.

— Casey Cep, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

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