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Recent Examples of conn The centerpiece of his recent column is a list of quarterly rate increases after reform passed, presented as proof consumers were conned. —
David Wilson, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026 How to get out of an awkward situation in order to avoid booking that plane ticket back to New York, where nothing much awaits her, after conning her way into a stranger’s home? —Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2026 One of Sharma's gangster associates tells Keefe that once Sharma realized he'd been conned, there was no way Zac was leaving the apartment alive. —Frank Langfitt, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026 Workers should be on the lookout for phony recruitment ads designed to con desperate people. —ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026 Often these are aimed at either conning applicants into paying up-front fees or providing personal information that the scammers later use to gain access to credit in the victim’s name. —Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026 Nationwide, scammers in 2024 conned Americans for $119 billion, an amount similar in size to the economy of New Hampshire, according to the report. —Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026 Her story highlighted the emotional manipulation scammers use to con their victims. —Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026 What makes this case different is that key backers of the measure got conned, too. —Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
David Wilson, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026 How to get out of an awkward situation in order to avoid booking that plane ticket back to New York, where nothing much awaits her, after conning her way into a stranger’s home? —Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2026 One of Sharma's gangster associates tells Keefe that once Sharma realized he'd been conned, there was no way Zac was leaving the apartment alive. —Frank Langfitt, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026 Workers should be on the lookout for phony recruitment ads designed to con desperate people. —ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026 Often these are aimed at either conning applicants into paying up-front fees or providing personal information that the scammers later use to gain access to credit in the victim’s name. —Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026 Nationwide, scammers in 2024 conned Americans for $119 billion, an amount similar in size to the economy of New Hampshire, according to the report. —Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026 Her story highlighted the emotional manipulation scammers use to con their victims. —Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026 What makes this case different is that key backers of the measure got conned, too. —Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
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Their system can lift and steer objects in multiple directions with no physical contact.— Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
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Avoid washing dishes, showering, or bathing, and steer clear of washers and dryers, as they are linked to both plumbing and electrical systems and can provide a path for electricity through the dryer vent.— Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2026
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The production also took advantage of electric and hybrid vehicles and was the first production to pilot electric Shorty 40s, a new electric box truck built for film productions.— Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
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But only 38 percent of the 2026 event’s entries ran autonomously, organizers say; the rest were piloted remotely.— Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2026
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Hooper won the Oscar for Best Director for The King’s Speech and is otherwise best known for helming the Oscar-winning films Les Misérables and and The Danish Girl.— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026
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The Actor Awards, which are helmed by SAG-AFTRA, have drawn a harder line.— Clayton Davis, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
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