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a person convicted as a criminal and serving a prison sentence a program to help ex-cons find employment

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Some physicians and public health leaders expressed concern that HHS officials disregarded a scientific review process that has been in place for decades, in which experts — in public meetings — review current medical evidence and hash out the pros and cons of policy changes. Mike Stobbe, Twin Cities, 28 May 2025 They were awarded our Editors’ Choice award as the best earbuds for audiophiles with just two cons to speak of: the price and bloatware in the app. & John Mihaly, PC Magazine, 27 May 2025
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An Indian immigrant was sentenced to six years in prison Friday for conning a Highlands Ranch woman into buying and handing over gold bars worth more than $126,000 — her life savings, police and prosecutors say. Max Levy, The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2025 The group were among around 7,000 people recently released from scam centers run by criminal gangs and warlords operating along Myanmar’s border with Thailand, where many are held against their will and forced to work conning ordinary people, including American citizens, out of their life savings. Teele Rebane, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for con

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“Con.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/con. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.

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