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Recent Examples of pyramid scheme
Such enterprises invite non-salaried workers to sell goods and then also earn commissions by recruiting more salespeople; the Federal Trade Commission has over the years outlined subtle legal differences between MLMs and pyramid schemes.
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Lora Kelley, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025
Among them, pyramid schemes, membership fee fakes, credit repair cons, dubious health offers, fictitious diploma schools and illegitimate gaming services.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Mia Love, Daughter of Haitian Immigrants, Will Be GOP's First Black Woman in Congress
Love served two terms in the House of Representatives and notably worked on bills focused on banking regulation, pyramid schemes and immigration.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Our society is a pyramid scheme, with the young supporting the old.
—Emma Green, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
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Lora Kelley, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025
Among them, pyramid schemes, membership fee fakes, credit repair cons, dubious health offers, fictitious diploma schools and illegitimate gaming services.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Mia Love, Daughter of Haitian Immigrants, Will Be GOP's First Black Woman in Congress
Love served two terms in the House of Representatives and notably worked on bills focused on banking regulation, pyramid schemes and immigration.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Our society is a pyramid scheme, with the young supporting the old.
—Emma Green, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pyramid scheme
Noun
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The prison has become an unexpected final chapter for some of America's notorious figures, including Ponzi scheme mastermind Bernie Madoff and mob boss John Gotti.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2025
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Federal prosecutors previously described Avenatti as running what was essentially a sophisticated Ponzi scheme to fund his lavish lifestyle.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
12 June 2025
Noun
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This is a shell game — follow the ball as the three cups rotate.—
Alexander Ooms,
Denver Post,
27 May 2025
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Trump plays 'shell game' with immigration cases: expert Steven Vladeck, a law professor at Georgetown University, noted that in a bevy of recent court rulings, the Trump administration tried to slow down or defeat immigration cases by moving detainees.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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“Pyramid scheme.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pyramid%20scheme. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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