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as in dodger
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value
a card shark
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as in expert
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
a shark at calculus
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as in predator
a person who habitually preys upon others
being a new arrival in Hollywood, she was easy prey for the sharks in the movie business
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Forging an unlikely friendship between shark and dog, Mark Cuban recently praised canines as catching on faster than Silicon Valley’s latest darling.
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Chloe Berger, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
There were so many sharks in very dark water, and the experience was to connect me more deeply with them.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
Winter had put a life vest on the dog resembling a shark, with a dorsal fin protruding from its back.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
Then on Sunday, Oct. 6, The New York Post reported that a fisherman captured a shark in East Timor.
—David Chiu, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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Chloe Berger, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
There were so many sharks in very dark water, and the experience was to connect me more deeply with them.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
Winter had put a life vest on the dog resembling a shark, with a dorsal fin protruding from its back.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
Then on Sunday, Oct. 6, The New York Post reported that a fisherman captured a shark in East Timor.
—David Chiu, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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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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But the arc of the evidence, based on interviews with state, local, and federal election officials, intelligence analysts, and expert observers, bends toward confidence.Barton Gellman, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
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One of its core elements is constant control—regular audits to address bias, strict verification processes to prevent cybercrime, strong analytics and tracking tools, and human-in-the-loop systems for expert oversight.Alexandr Khomich, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Once helpful for our survival to protect against predators and dangers, our brains pay attention to negative information more than positive information.Julie Kratz, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Parade by Rachel Cusk Fintan O’Toole The Protection Racket For his supporters, Donald Trump’s misogynist attacks against Kamala Harris turn his own history as a predator into an asset.The New York Review of Books, The New York Review of Books, 1 Nov. 2024
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For a project looking to quickly establish its horror bona fides, casting Bruce Campbell in a key role is a practically a cheat code.Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
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Consider eating beforehand or know this will be a cheat day.Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2024
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Lawyers and scholars would pass judgment, and cross-partisan pro-democracy coalitions would need to emerge to support and legitimize the states’ contentious actions.Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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According to the scholar Maria Tatar, these were folktales shared among adults after hours, while the children were asleep.Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Jenn Tran said her nightmare is vampires, so who better to call for help than the bestie of a vampire slayer and DWTS alum Alyson Hannigan?Calie Schepp, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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The farmers’ quarrels with vampires make sense, especially in smaller cattle herds, where losing even one cow can significantly hurt a farmer’s livelihood.Sebastian Stockmaier, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 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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The national political correspondent and master of the 'Big Board' tells all.Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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And there’s no denying that emotional regulation is a tough skill for people of all ages to master.Melissa Willets, Parents, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Shark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shark. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.
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