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as in urged
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as in bamboozled
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Officials were forced to close all southbound lanes of the Palmetto Expressway in the area for the rescues and investigation, and drivers were being urged to avoid the area until the scene has been cleared.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026 -
Alia urged residents to remain calm and to continue to cooperate with security agencies on rescue efforts and other operations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Way back in 2018, Gaines and Riley were running split-back formations and leaving opposing defenses bamboozled while playing for the 12-and-under Moreno Valley Falcons in the heart of Southern California.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Mar. 2026
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Lenders are more easily bamboozled by fake spreadsheets than by fake factories.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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But most also said they felt betrayed by an organization that publicly touted a Christian message and a commitment to helping others while internally prioritizing money over the well-being of their clients and staff.—
Alex Acquisto,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
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That trust was betrayed, repeatedly, over six years.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
9 Apr. 2026
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Fuqua is not convinced that Jackson did what he is accused of doing, despite the number of accusers (five) and the fact that Jackson publicly talked about sharing his bed with boys.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Cora considered sending Weissert back out for the seventh, but pitching coach Andrew Bailey convinced him to make a change.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2026
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Not long before Brettler's death, Sharma had learned the kid had tricked him.—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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Read how North Korean hackers tricked Ben and got into his computer.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Born at the zoo in 2024, Neukgu is a third-generation descendent of a group of wolves brought from Russia in 2008 as part of a project to reintroduce wolves resembling those that lived in the Korean wild before going extinct in the 1960s.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Read's attorneys claimed that O'Keefe was never hit by a vehicle, but was instead killed inside the home during a fight and then brought outside.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The firm says it was deceived again in June 2022, when IQHQ restructured and moved investor interests into a Delaware limited partnership structure.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Klipsch Austin Portable Bluetooth Speaker Deal Don't be deceived by the small Klipsch Austin portable speaker.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Don’t be fooled by Morejón’s unsightly ERA.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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In person, the author Freida McFadden (her nom de plume) has a sweet, shy demeanor—but don’t be fooled.—
E.L. James,
Time,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Fast-talked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fast-talked. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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