deception
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It is also relatively common: In a 2021 study by the National Endowment for Financial Education, 43% of Americans admitted to committing some act of financial deception in a romantic relationship.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Hatley said no to both questions but showed the highest level of deception in both answers, according to an affidavit that Stafford later filed.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
As AI falsehoods explode across social media, often outpacing the capacity of professional fact-checkers, bogus detectors risk adding another layer of deception to an already fractured information ecosystem.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Finally, it is worth noting that there has been so much noise made about a possible US ground assault on Kharg that it could be part of some deception plan.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
He set up the deception so that British scouts stopped his horseback couriers and grabbed the fake documents, thinking they were real.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
Vocabulary lists containing deception
A Web of Lies
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"The Crucible" -- Vocabulary from all 4 Acts
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Smoke and Mirrors: The Lingo of Illusion and Deception
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