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spruced

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past tense of spruce

as in tricked

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Because you can get tricked very quickly into thinking that acting is all about me.

— David Katz, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
In the past couple of years, deepfakes have already tricked large firms like Arup into wiring $25 million to scammers.

— Allyson Kapin, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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In that context, the extra lending since the end of June and the peculiarities of that Gordon transfer instalment make plenty of sense, as the club continues to lose cash each season, even as underlying profitability measures are much improved.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The institute says future progress will therefore depend not only on better algorithms, but also on common standards, interoperable interfaces, realistic testing and improved resistance to electronic interference.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026

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Fani, a Brentwood artist, considers her collection an extension of her art and has embellished some with Swarovski crystals.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
However, some of the scenes are known to have been staged or faked, leading some critics to wonder whether other parts of the film were bogus or embellished.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026

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An end-to-end AI solution enriched leads with various signals (for example, M&A activity), prioritized leads with the highest conversion likelihood, surfaced relevant account intelligence, and enabled agentic AI outreach.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 4 Sep. 2026
Real-Time Payments Need Real-Time Data Real-time payments, enriched by ISO 20022 data, will have the biggest impact.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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Some of them will be only ameliorated or policed; others might be unsolvable in principle.

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
According to the European Commission, the duty-free de minimis exemption was introduced in order to alleviate administrative burdens for customs authorities and businesses, but the digitalization of customs procedures has ameliorated that issue.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 23 June 2026

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