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dodgers

noun

plural of dodger

as in cheats

a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value one of the most artful dodgers in the annals of American crime

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Recent Examples of dodgers The White House is now cracking down on these tariff dodgers. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026 Ukraine faces severe personnel shortages with around 200,000 military desertions and 2 million draft-dodgers, threatening its ability to sustain the war against Russia’s 2022 invasion. — Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026 But my collection intentionally ignored the fraudulent exploits of billionaire heirs, tax dodgers and corporate magnates — defense contracts, government lobbying, bank accounts in Switzerland, shell companies in Panama, citizenship of Antigua and political asylum in London. — Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025

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The Trasks encounter a wide swath of citizens, haggling with sneaky cheats, exploiting innocent fools, and befriending big-hearted neighbors.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2026
On Saturday, Bristol City fans sang a song that referred to Southampton as cheats in the opening seconds of their Championship game.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

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There have also been unusual sightings of hammerhead sharks and devil rays recently in Southern California.

— Justine Calma, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026
The Mokattam Formation in northern Egypt is a thick layer of limestone that has preserved prehistoric marine fossils, including fish, sharks and early whales.

— Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

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