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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Charlatans advertise a variety of fat-reducing treatments in the back of magazines.
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I think the voters will see him as the charlatan he really is.
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No. She isn't a miracle worker. She isn't even a doctor. She's a complete charlatan .
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Some people said that he was one of the greatest philosophers who ever lived; others claimed he was a charlatan .
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Some psychic charlatan convinced her she was going to die in six months.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A vivid portrait of a successful charlatan exploiting the second-century Christians is given by Lucian in his Peregrinus.
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Exploitation by charlatans played a part, as did certain traditional beliefs.
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My inquiries reveal that most of these are caused by exercise programmes devised by ignorant charlatans feeding off our need for health.
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Naturopathic medicine became considered the province of charlatans and primitives.
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The lack of anonymity meant that charlatans and tricksters could rarely get away with their deceptions for long.
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This is truly an important book that should bury the image of the Cadillacdriving charlatan for ever.
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Time is a great charlatan , not a great healer, as has been remarked.