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Recent Examples of conn
There was at least one other incident in which Bustillo is accused of conning a player out of $4,000.
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Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
Keith arrests our thinking, and cons us into suppressing our critical faculties with the same kind of internalized surveillance that philosopher Michel Foucault broke down to describe a prison’s use of the panopticon in Discipline and Punish.
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Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
Looking to turn the tables, 80-year-old Poppy Montgomery launches a mission to defraud the fraudsters conning the elderly online.
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Diya Chacko,
Oc Register,
18 May 2026
The centerpiece of his recent column is a list of quarterly rate increases after reform passed, presented as proof consumers were conned.
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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?
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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.
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Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
Workers should be on the lookout for phony recruitment ads designed to con desperate people.
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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.
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Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
Keith arrests our thinking, and cons us into suppressing our critical faculties with the same kind of internalized surveillance that philosopher Michel Foucault broke down to describe a prison’s use of the panopticon in Discipline and Punish.
—
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
Looking to turn the tables, 80-year-old Poppy Montgomery launches a mission to defraud the fraudsters conning the elderly online.
—
Diya Chacko,
Oc Register,
18 May 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conn
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The jet stream is a highway of air at high altitudes which steers weather systems.
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This spring, Russert received a call from leadership at MS NOW, steered by former CNN executive Rebecca Kutler.
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Executive sponsorship, clear metrics, a coherent strategy across all five pillars and the discipline to pilot before scaling.
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Guéhennec says that every major AI use case is initially piloted at around five to ten sites in a couple of the 43 countries that Sodexo serves.
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By the time Mullen left the show in 2025, leaving Friedland alone to helm it, the premise had become less absurd.
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Numerous hiking trails wind through the state parkland and national forests surrounding it, and the downtown is packed with boutique stores and eateries helmed by creative chefs.
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“Conn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conn. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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