practise/practice deception
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- A skilled spy must know how to practice deception convincingly.
- He practiced deception for years, hiding his true identity from everyone.
- The con artist was an expert at practicing deception to gain people's trust.
- To succeed in his scheme, he found it necessary to practice deception on a grand scale.
- Practicing deception became second nature to the undercover agent.
- If you practice deception, you will eventually lose the trust of those around you.
- Ethical leaders should never practice deception with their followers.
- The court found that the company had systematically practiced deception to mislead its investors.
- For how long did he practice this deception before he was finally caught?
- She felt forced to practice deception simply to protect her family from harm.