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a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value one of the most artful dodgers in the annals of American crime
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Recent Examples of dodgers Ukraine faces severe personnel shortages with around 200,000 military desertions and 2 million draft-dodgers, threatening its ability to sustain the war against Russia’s 2022 invasion. —
Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026 But my collection intentionally ignored the fraudulent exploits of billionaire heirs, tax dodgers and corporate magnates — defense contracts, government lobbying, bank accounts in Switzerland, shell companies in Panama, citizenship of Antigua and political asylum in London. —Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026 But my collection intentionally ignored the fraudulent exploits of billionaire heirs, tax dodgers and corporate magnates — defense contracts, government lobbying, bank accounts in Switzerland, shell companies in Panama, citizenship of Antigua and political asylum in London. —Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
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Iran lies, cheats, blusters and bullies.— Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
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The world is full of bad actors—cheats, liars, tyrants, sickos—who are, ultimately, mere human beings; at least, this was how rationality would have it.— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2026
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This heat wave, which is the oceanic equivalent of a heat wave on land, could have broad ramifications for sea life, as warm water species like hammerhead sharks and bluefin tuna migrate into areas where they are normally not seen, and cold-water species move deeper and further north.— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
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The aquarium features hundreds of thousands of gallons of water and dozens of habitats filled with nearly 8,000 animals, including sharks, sea turtles, stingrays and jellyfish.— Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
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