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Jalen Pickett got advice from Chris Paul once.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025
Harper, who had been running her career like a confidence game, got fired.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Aug. 2024
One crucial element to any confidence game is summed up in the 2015 movie Focus with Will Smith and Margot Robbie.
—Brad Raffensperger, National Review, 17 Jan. 2024
The crooks pursuing these scams are surprisingly adept in the art of the confidence game.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 18 Nov. 2023
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025
Harper, who had been running her career like a confidence game, got fired.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Aug. 2024
One crucial element to any confidence game is summed up in the 2015 movie Focus with Will Smith and Margot Robbie.
—Brad Raffensperger, National Review, 17 Jan. 2024
The crooks pursuing these scams are surprisingly adept in the art of the confidence game.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 18 Nov. 2023
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“Confidence game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confidence%20game. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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