as in to trick
to cause to believe what is untrue
you're having me on, aren't you, mate?
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Recent Examples of have on
Breaches and leaks To help prevent your data from ending up in a breach or leak:
Limit what data companies have on you in the first place.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 May 2025
The analysis looks at the percentage of student loan borrowers at risk of default and the impact that has on their credit scores.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 5 May 2025
Another reason to like Hartenstein to pile up the boards tonight is the success the Clippers' Ivica Zubac had on this front in the first-round series between the Clippers and Nuggets.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
Heartfelt origin stories Several presenters honored the impact O'Brien's comedy had on them growing up.
—Staff Author, EW.com, 4 May 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 May 2025
The analysis looks at the percentage of student loan borrowers at risk of default and the impact that has on their credit scores.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 5 May 2025
Another reason to like Hartenstein to pile up the boards tonight is the success the Clippers' Ivica Zubac had on this front in the first-round series between the Clippers and Nuggets.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
Heartfelt origin stories Several presenters honored the impact O'Brien's comedy had on them growing up.
—Staff Author, EW.com, 4 May 2025
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The latest attacks follow recent patterns, mimicking Google’s own support to trick users into giving up credentials.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Elsewhere in the film, the Irish vampire Remmick, pursued by Choctaw vampire hunters, tricks his way into the protection of a pair of Klan members living near Clarksdale and turns them into creatures of the night.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2025
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Jurors found Peters guilty in August for using someone else’s security badge to give an expert affiliated with My Pillow chief executive Mike Lindell access to the Mesa County election system and deceiving other officials about that person’s identity.—
Colleen Slevin,
Twin Cities,
22 Apr. 2025
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Stribling tried to deceive officers by saying Bailei was shot in a robbery, The Detroit News reported.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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Don’t be fooled by the context of what is said: the basis for the drama is jealousy and control.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
1 May 2025
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Rather than get stuck in or fooled by the appearance of things, this principle reminded us to sense their energetic underpinnings, such as clarity and intention.—
Ginny Whitelaw,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Two players in each of the 2021 and 2023 WNBA Drafts also played at least 10 minutes per game in the season immediately after they were selected, and four players taken in the second or third rounds of the 2022 WNBA Draft made immediate impacts.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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For some reason, the Browns felt the need to take in the third round, even though most analysts had the passer lasting until Day 3.—
Bryce Lazenby,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Have on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/have%20on. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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