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Recent Examples of shifty The shifty guard snaked his way into the lane and knocked down a floater over the outstretched arms of Florida’s 6-9 forward Thomas Haugh a few minutes later. Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2025 Houston was simply without an answer for the electric, shifty guard who punished each and every defender that was put in his crosshairs. Kelly Iko, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025 Rocking a New Jersey accent as Joyce’s friend Cynthia, Moore gives a shifty performance that’s key to the success of this twisty non-linear mystery. Katie Rife, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025 Occult pyrotechnics and bloody business of all kinds are not allowed to obscure the interior shifts of the shifty Macbeths. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shifty
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  • In the back garden, for example, there’s a shady grove with hammocks and low seating that is one of the couple’s favorite places to enjoy quiet moments.
    Katia Contreras, Architectural Digest, 19 June 2025
  • Best Types of Hibiscus for Hummingbirds Hibiscus plants come in a range of options—from native perennials to tropical annuals—all of which attract hummingbirds and are suited for sunny to partly shady spaces, says Myers.
    Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2025
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  • Payment providers can face significant card brand penalties if they are found to facilitate deceptive behavior.
    Rochelle Blease, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
  • Don't fall prey to deceptive marketing language and inflated MSRP prices—our tips only take a few moments.
    Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 12 June 2025
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  • Though the two would've kept in touch over the years, it would be revealed in episode 2 that the sneaky little brown-noser with a hidden agenda was happily engaged to another woman and expecting his first child.
    Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 11 June 2025
  • Fraud Detection: No, Elon Musk Is Not Sponsoring You Some fraud is obvious, but some fraud is sneaky.
    Raghu Para, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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  • Execution: With these tools in place, fraudsters can open fraudulent accounts, apply for loans and carry out high-value transactions, all while appearing completely legitimate.
    Parya Lotfi, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • This includes Amazon allowing small businesses to make multiple appeals when fighting a fraudulent return.
    Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 21 June 2025
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  • Meanwhile, a crooked wayfarer named St. Christophe (Jackson) is hot on Broadway’s trail, catching up with the young man and revealing that his dead dad wasn’t, in fact, a stand-up guy.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2025
  • From viral LinkedIn mantras to inspirational TED Talks, authenticity is praised as the antidote to crooked leaders, political doublespeak, and robotic managerialism, not to mention phony politicians.
    Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
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  • Avoid generic, spammy tactics, over-automation or dishonest ploys.
    Samuel Darwin, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • The reasons for such concerns start with the shockingly dishonest campaign for Proposition 1A, the 2008 state ballot measure allocating $9.95 billion in bond seed money for a network of bullet trains linking Los Angeles and San Francisco.
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025

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“Shifty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shifty. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.

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