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cheating
  • present participle of cheat.

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A chant of "same old Sarries, always cheating" greeted every refereeing call against them.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The company likened the problem to nuclear-weapons treaties—but acknowledged stopping cheating would be even thornier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Exeter, arguably the side that lost out most through Saracens' cheating and among their loudest critics, will host the Londoners at Sandy Park in the final round of the Prem's regular season.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

After his unexpected loss, he concludes that his opponent, who seemed distracted throughout the game, was likely cheating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

It wasn’t exactly cheating, and it was the only way I was going to get any points at all in algebra class.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam