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as in shark
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value
those poolroom sharpies cleaned them out
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Megalodon teeth once belonged to the largest predatory shark ever to exist and can stretch over seven inches from top to bottom.—
Terry Ward,
Outside Online,
19 Jan. 2025 -
In August, three former employees of the aquarium came out as whistleblowers, alleging that a culture of negligence and poor facilities management led to the starving deaths of two sharks and the likely suffocations of dozens of other animals at the SeaQuest aquarium.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Jan. 2025
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While the move aimed at keeping counterfeiters and tax dodgers on the back foot appears at odds with the growing popularity of cash-free transactions by consumers and businesses, central bank and finance ministry officials continue to flag the enduring importance of paper money.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune Asia,
3 July 2024
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Indictment details In the indictment, the department’s tax attorneys portrayed Rotta as a perennial tax dodger.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2024
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Yet as Russian war atrocities have become more evident, and Ukraine’s need for heavy armor has increased, the lines have grown blurrier and the rhetoric sharper.—
David E. Sanger,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2022
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Both offer blistering acceleration and sharper handling than the standard model.—
Eric Stafford,
Car and Driver,
19 Feb. 2021
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Bill Clinton pardoned Marc Rich, a fugitive tax cheat whose ex-wife generously donated to Clinton and the Democrats, and Clinton also pardoned his half-brother.—
Abdallah Fayyad,
Vox,
17 Jan. 2025
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Prioritize physical excellence Being in peak physical condition is a cheat code for success.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Knowing Rihanna, her Fenty x Puma Avanti LS might just become the hottest sneaker of 2025.—
Rosana Lai,
Glamour,
20 Jan. 2025
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The classic neutral accessory has paired well with all of Holmes’ layered winter ensembles: long trench coats, faux furs, jeans, flats, sneakers, and beanies.—
Kayla Blanton,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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That changed after Remy Ma made a scathing social media post revealing Pap’s romance with Shields, accusing the rapper of being a serial cheater and being involved with multiple women.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
16 Dec. 2024
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Doute soon became one of the show’s stars and main driver of plot lines, from her bid to prove her ex, Tom Sandoval, was a cheater, to her precarious employment at SUR and off and on friendships with costars Stassi Schroeder and Katie Maloney.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
6 Dec. 2024
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Inskip and her colleagues zeroed in on the medieval city of Winchester, which had not only skinners, tailors, and furriers, but also a hospital for leprosy patients.—
BySean Cummings,
science.org,
7 Aug. 2024
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These girls are not professional animal skinners.—
Todd Plummer,
Harper's BAZAAR,
8 Apr. 2023
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“Sharpie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharpie. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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