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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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Whale sharks are endangered due to threats like fishing, ship strikes, and habitat degradation.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025 -
As previously reported, the largest shark alive today, reaching up to 20 meters long, is the whale shark, a sedate filter feeder.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
9 Mar. 2025
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The layoffs of roughly 7,000 Internal Revenue Service probationary workers beginning this week probably mean the end of the agency’s plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collection, experts say.—
Fatima Hussein,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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The baseball world will look back at this era of dodger baseball 30 years from now and have nothing but fond memories and positive things to say about it.—
Fabian Ardaya,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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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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Her rule aligns with what longevity experts typically say: Occasional cheat meals are fine.—
Ryan Johnston,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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However, the real cheat code may be turning away from the idyllic and amplifying the real-life stories of parents who share similar struggles.—
Christian Dashiell,
Parents,
10 Mar. 2025
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Interestingly, apparel and sneaker maker stocks aren’t faring as badly: Nike, Under Armour and On Holdings are about even, as a group, compared with a month ago.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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Ready to add a new pair of sneakers to your shoedrobe?—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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Alvarez is a good pitch cheater, a bad pitch blocker and has a good arm despite throwing out just 18% of base-stealers.—
Gene McCaffrey,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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The United States tops the league table of countries with the most cheaters, with 21 percent of respondents admitting to having cheated on any past or present partner, according to 2021 findings by Statista.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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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 16 Mar. 2025.
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