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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
hoodwink .
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Examples
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"I got kind of hoodwinked on this Boardwalk Empire," he jokes.
Boardwalk Empire's Michael Shannon Doesn't Know How Creepy He Can Be 2010
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From when he stole the copper from the wires of his employer PGE, to when he "hoodwinked" American into allowing Haliburton to kill and steal from us, he has been consistently DISHONEST ....
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While most North Americans, financial analysts and journalists did not take note of this announcement, those of us tired of being "hoodwinked" certainly did.
John Perkins: Walmart to Chileans: 'We Can Only Spare A Dime' 2010
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By 1946, Woodhouse contends, the political objectives of all factions were clear to all, and there was no basis on which to argue that EAM's supporters were 'hoodwinked'. back
Arms and the Woman: Just Warriors and Greek Feminist Identity 2008
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While most North Americans, financial analysts and journalists did not take note of this announcement, those of us tired of being "hoodwinked" certainly did.
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In short - we were not "hoodwinked" by Wall Street.
Hale "Bonddad" Stewart: We Weren't Punked -- There is a Severe Financial Crisis 2009
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Sands concludes that Myers was "hoodwinked" by Rumsfeld and Haynes.
What to Do About the Torturers? Cole, David 2009
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I now think that 'hoodwinked' is the word for the Administration approach on WMDs.
William E. Jackson Jr.: Dialogue with a Jewish Friend over Israel in Lebanon 2008
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VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Top Bush aides pushed for Guantanamo torture'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'America\'s most senior general was "hoodwinked" by top Bush administration officials determined to push through aggressive interrogation techniques of terror suspects held at Guantánamo Bay, leading to the US military abandoning its age-old ban on the cruel and inhumane treatment of prisoners, the Guardian reveals today.'
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Top Bush aides pushed for Guantanamo torture 2008
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America's most senior general was 'hoodwinked' by top Bush administration officials determined to push through aggressive interrogation techniques of terror suspects held at Guantánamo Bay, leading to the US military abandoning its age-old ban on the cruel and inhumane treatment of prisoners, the Guardian reveals today.
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Top Bush aides pushed for Guantanamo torture 2008
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