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Later, when sent to a chemical plant, he volunteered to work as a welder and bluffed his way through a quiz designed to test his qualifications.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

With Green stepping back to flay an expected short ball, he was bluffed by a Carse yorker that splattered the stumps.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

He bluffed, saying he had no debit card.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

He had a talent for making people laugh, a skill he honed one summer as a Catskills resort social director, and bluffed his way into a prestigious theater training program in Manhattan, the Neighborhood Playhouse.

From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2022

Burkhart, knowing that he had been bluffed once, said that he didn’t believe them.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann