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Momentum hardens, vulnerabilities are exposed and the gap between contenders and pretenders is out in the open.—
Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
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With the monetary system in a free-fall, some Iranians would rather have a beneficent king than all these pretenders oh-so-interested in the people.—
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The usual hypocrites had an absolute freak out.—
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Swindling hypocrites are having a moment this season.—
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First up was Ben Shapiro, who described Tucker Carlson and others as grifters and charlatans, guilty of misleading their audiences with falsehoods and conspiracy theories.—
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The frauds have grown nearly in lockstep with the growth of the industry.—
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There is absolutely no evidence that frauds of this type or anywhere near this scale are happening in any of the other four states, or frankly that there is a large volume of as-yet-undiscovered fraud in Minnesota itself.—
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To tell the truly venomous from the fakers, there are a couple details to help distinguish the two.—
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The movie follows a group of petty cheats, liars and drunks who are duped by nefarious opportunists who visit their crumbling town.—
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While still confident there will be liars, the strategist is grateful for the new procedure.—
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“Bluffers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bluffers. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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