as in to trick
to cause to believe what is untrue
you're having me on, aren't you, mate?
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Recent Examples of have on
Meta did not respond to a request to comment on its partners allegations or the financial impact its decision would have on some organizations.
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David Gilbert, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
Still, nothing is entertaining about the impact all of this will have on her children.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 6 Jan. 2025
That’s the message the California Air Resources Board had on its E-Bike Incentive Project webpage as of Friday after residents flooded the agency with applications, leaving some disappointed and frustrated by the process.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
There are some other cool license plates that Texans can have on their vehicles.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Dec. 2024
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David Gilbert, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
Still, nothing is entertaining about the impact all of this will have on her children.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 6 Jan. 2025
That’s the message the California Air Resources Board had on its E-Bike Incentive Project webpage as of Friday after residents flooded the agency with applications, leaving some disappointed and frustrated by the process.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
There are some other cool license plates that Texans can have on their vehicles.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Dec. 2024
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What began as an amusing alter ego created to trick a boss has now become a legitimate presence on credit reports, background checks and even tenant records, admitted original poster (OP) Cweev10 on Reddit this week.David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
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Elon Musk can try to trick gamers, to argue with them, to post their DMs against his own Terms of Service.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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These include data poisoning, where training datasets are manipulated to compromise models, and adversarial attacks, which involve subtle input changes to deceive AI systems.Piyush Ranjan, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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And unless my eyes deceive me, the shine is turned up to 11 thanks to shimmer in her middle part.Marci Robin, Allure, 8 Jan. 2025
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The attackers disguise themselves as fake Google Ads login pages to fool advertisers, who are then phished for their account credentials.Davey Winder, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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However, others have questioned how she was so easily fooled.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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All four teens were taken in critical condition to Lawrence + Memorial Hospital after being extricated from the vehicle, Fusaro said.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2025
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Occupants take in views of the property’s pool and grounds from plush Kalon lounge chairs flanking a Studio Volk floor lamp beside vintage Herman Miller summer picnic posters.David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Have on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/have%20on. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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