unscrupulous
adjective
un·scru·pu·lous
ˌən-ˈskrü-pyə-ləs 
: not scrupulous : unprincipled
unscrupulously
adverb
unscrupulousness
noun
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an unscrupulous businessman manipulated them into selling their land for practically nothing
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Labor advocates, meanwhile, worry about the opposite happening: Enforcement against unscrupulous employers will fall by the wayside.
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Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Remember Daraprim, a generic medicine whose price rose overnight from $13.50 per tablet to $750 because of an unscrupulous Wall Street investor.
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An unscrupulous employee might misuse this data for personal gain, sell it to third parties or leak it intentionally.
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The Biden-era regulation, issued in April, aims to rein in conflicts of interest that may taint investment recommendations from unscrupulous advisors, brokers or insurance agents.
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Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Remember Daraprim, a generic medicine whose price rose overnight from $13.50 per tablet to $750 because of an unscrupulous Wall Street investor.
—Arthur E Palamara, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
An unscrupulous employee might misuse this data for personal gain, sell it to third parties or leak it intentionally.
—Murali Thalluri, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
The Biden-era regulation, issued in April, aims to rein in conflicts of interest that may taint investment recommendations from unscrupulous advisors, brokers or insurance agents.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Unscrupulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unscrupulous. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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unscrupulous
adjective
un·scru·pu·lous
ˌən-ˈskrü-pyə-ləs
ˈən-
: not scrupulous : unprincipled
unscrupulously
adverb
unscrupulousness
noun
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