Word: duped
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...trying to dupe us. The funny thing is, I just assumed that I had understood wrong. My mom, knowing no Chinese, knew immediately from the expression on his face that he was being sneaky. I guess there are some things you can learn from language and some from just being human...
...that where he and his comrades would once have heard immediately of news like Marulanda's demise through FARC communications channels, this time they had to rely on news radio. It's the kind of structural breakdown that allowed the army to plant a mole inside the FARC and dupe its leaders into delivering Betancourt and the other hostages to the army. Even more damaging than the loss of Marulanda and other leaders is the number of guerrillas giving up the struggle. The desertions come after a sustained government radio and television campaign telling rebels how to turn themselves...
...that I don’t like J. K. Rowling. In fact, we’ve never been introduced. I am, however, deeply disturbed to be receiving my post-Harvard marching orders from her. This is, after all, a woman who is remarkable for her ability to dupe children into thinking that all they need to face their demons are grit, courage, and a handful of dead relatives. At least Dan Brown managed to get people interested in some important works of art and J. R. R. Tolkien gave short people a reason to live. Our commencement speaker, meanwhile, tricked...
...instinct that bullies our rational thoughts. Humans crave money so intensely, he writes, that the brain scans of a cocaine addict and someone about to receive cash look an awful lot alike. The good news: with self-awareness and a basic understanding of the brain's mechanics, we can dupe the greatest financial foe of all--ourselves. --By Carolyn Sayre...
...Mexican films from the same period, like Fernández; La Perla and Maria Candelaria, and they gleam. But Las Islas Marias, the Infante-Fernández collaboration in the new collection (and shot, like the other two, by the great cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa), looks like a faded dupe...