shell game

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Recent Examples of shell game Trump lawyers are 'throwing spaghetti against the wall' or are playing a 'shell game' to see what legal strategies work to defend his policies in court battles, experts say. Bart Jansen, USA Today, 18 May 2025 The law is getting in the way of this shell game—for now. Karen Tumlin, Time, 6 May 2025 To demonstrate that point in a video, a researcher told a robot arm to put a bunch of plastic grapes into a clear Tupperware container, then proceeded to shift three containers around on the table in an approximation of a shyster’s shell game. Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 12 Mar. 2025 Because Florida officials knew the insurance companies were playing this financial shell game years ago. Scott Maxwell, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shell game
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scam
Noun
  • What To Know Investigators said the scam typically unfolds over four stages.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Beware of scams and phishing Watch for suspicious activity: Be cautious of any emails or messages that ask for personal information about your baby or family.
    Tinybeans Team, Miami Herald, 31 July 2025

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