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The odds for adopting such beliefs may especially increase if tired people are exposed to conspiratorial content from outside sources as opposed to coming to similarly false conclusions on their own.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2025 -
As evidence seems to implicate Russian agents in the attack, Mullen grows obsessed with a leftist hacktivist collective, a provocateur talk show host (Dan Stevens) who fans the conspiratorial flames and an extremist tech billionaire (Gaby Hoffman) who would be happy to tear the whole system down.—
Chris Vognar,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Director Jeremy Workman and editor Paul Murphy knew there was more nuance to the story than a clandestine performance piece, though.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
23 Mar. 2025
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TdA is undertaking hostile actions and conducting irregular warfare against the territory of the United States both directly and at the direction, clandestine or otherwise, of the Maduro regime in Venezuela.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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Then Gungnir covert sniper rifle seems like a bargain, relatively speaking, at just $12,867.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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In the letter, Grassley wrote that the records would help shine a light on the Nazi planning of the covert escape routes.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The department has been criticized for using surreptitious means to collect DNA, like grabbing a soda can used by a suspect after questioning.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
24 Feb. 2025
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However, when intentions are left surreptitious, fashion can be used as a political weapon.—
Chloe Iris Kennedy,
Forbes,
5 Nov. 2024
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The trade, which was actually an outright purchase, sent Red Sox right-handed pitcher Noah Davis to Los Angeles in exchange for an undisclosed amount of cash.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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About a dozen political groups, using unlimited and undisclosed donations, are running ads with twin goals: Boosting — and flattering — President Trump.—
Alex Isenstadt,
Axios,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Collusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collusive. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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