Quaco
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Quacks offered pricey therapies like blood cleansing via ultraviolet rays.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2022
Quacks bearing useless potions have long filled the shadows in which men traditionally search for balding cures.
From The Guardian • Jan. 26, 2020
Quacks go much further and claim that cancer can be cured if you live on sprouts, carrot juice and coffee enemas.
From The Guardian • Jun. 1, 2013
The coronation of the King of Quacks by a vigilant Manhattan sheetlet.
From Time Magazine Archive
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America has been called the Paradise of Quacks, and with good reason.
From Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say by Allen, Martha Meir
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