as in to trick
to cause to believe what is untrue
you're having me on, aren't you, mate?
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Recent Examples of have on
Ars reached out to Dell Technologies about the school district's situation and the impact that higher VMware prices have on organizations that have relied on Dell technology tied to VMware.
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Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
Pumpkins Add pumpkin to your diet this fall to reap the beneficial effects the vegetable can have on the body.
—Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 23 Sep. 2025
The impact the free tickets could have on each campaign is very different.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
More Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images In his article presenting these results, Feinsand discussed the impact that not being able to play more defense has had on Judge's chances.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
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Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
Pumpkins Add pumpkin to your diet this fall to reap the beneficial effects the vegetable can have on the body.
—Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 23 Sep. 2025
The impact the free tickets could have on each campaign is very different.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
More Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images In his article presenting these results, Feinsand discussed the impact that not being able to play more defense has had on Judge's chances.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for have on
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In other words, the top search results aren't always safe, and that's exactly how scammers trick people.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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But the content, murky and misleading, is designed to trick Californians into voting for a power grab.—
Laura Koval,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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The lawsuit, filed by the FTC in June 2023 under the Biden administration, claimed that Amazon deceived tens of millions of customers into signing up for its Prime subscription program and sabotaged their attempts to cancel it.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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At its worst, AI can be used by bad actors and content farms to confuse or deceive listeners, push ‘slop’ into the ecosystem, and interfere with authentic artists working to build their careers.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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Prosecutors told the court the scheme had raised at least $650 million and called it a classic Ponzi structure that fooled even Horwitz’s closest friends.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Don’t let their elegant fancy-restaurant flavors fool you.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
30 Sep. 2025
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Washington was taken in the first round of the 2022 NBA Draft and has made appearances with the Houston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks, and the Phoenix Suns.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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According to Korean Film Council figures, the Korean box office took in around $293 million in the first half of 2025, a drop of 33% year-on-year, with admissions falling by roughly the same margin.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Have on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/have%20on. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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