as in to trick
to cause to believe what is untrue
you're having me on, aren't you, mate?
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As a marque that offers a $6,800 Burmester audio system as one of its options, Mercedes-Benz clearly understands the impact an exclusive musical performance can have on the automotive experience.
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Brett Evans, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2024
These resources had been previously allocated for the purpose of relieving the economic stress new migrants had on a community, long before FEMA used separate funding for disaster recovery after hurricanes Helene and Milton in the Southeast.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2024
Additionally, this memoir highlights the powerful influence that proper representation can have on one’s identity.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 18 Oct. 2024
Below, members of Forbes Technology Council discuss just a few of the new and exciting ways 3D printing is or could be leveraged and the impact these developments may have on all of society.
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Brett Evans, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2024
These resources had been previously allocated for the purpose of relieving the economic stress new migrants had on a community, long before FEMA used separate funding for disaster recovery after hurricanes Helene and Milton in the Southeast.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2024
Additionally, this memoir highlights the powerful influence that proper representation can have on one’s identity.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 18 Oct. 2024
Below, members of Forbes Technology Council discuss just a few of the new and exciting ways 3D printing is or could be leveraged and the impact these developments may have on all of society.
1.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Cybercriminals relentlessly launch phishing attacks at employees, trying to coax or trick them into providing their personal information and credentials.Ilia Sotnikov, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Caution using them to judge individual pieces of writing and artwork is warranted, especially with a new wave of tools available to trick them.Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 28 Oct. 2024
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For example, a finance worker was deceived into transferring $25 million to fraudsters who used deepfake technology to impersonate their CFO.Alexandr Khomich, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Further changes could come from the Federal Trade Commission, which issues the Green Guides — national guidelines on how companies can advertise environmentally friendly products without deceiving the public.Lisa Song, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2024
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Anyone who thinks otherwise is fooling two people: themselves and you.Eli Amdur, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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But her professor, played by Tig Notaro, isn’t fooled.Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
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Harris is up one point, 45% to 44%, in a USA Today/Suffolk University poll of likely voters taken Oct. 14-18 (margin of error 3.1), as Trump has narrowed the margins since the groups’ last poll taken in August that found Harris ahead by five points.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Nicola, who recently attended the launch of her husband Brooklyn’s new hot sauce brand with a lengthy high ponytail, showed off her chop in an Instagram snap taken in a gas station parking lot.Katharina Fuchs, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
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