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Recent Examples of pyramid scheme
There’s a whole pyramid scheme of sorts, and there’s all these other parts of the book that didn’t fit into this story.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2024
Like a pyramid scheme, Patriot Front effectively paid for its operations by amassing new members.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
Both individuals orchestrated massive pyramid schemes, defrauding investors of billions.
—James Broughel, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Herbalife eventually settled the suit for about two hundred million dollars and agreed to restructure its operations; in return, the F.T.C. stopped short of calling the company a pyramid scheme, and Herbalife stayed in business.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2024
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2024
Like a pyramid scheme, Patriot Front effectively paid for its operations by amassing new members.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
Both individuals orchestrated massive pyramid schemes, defrauding investors of billions.
—James Broughel, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Herbalife eventually settled the suit for about two hundred million dollars and agreed to restructure its operations; in return, the F.T.C. stopped short of calling the company a pyramid scheme, and Herbalife stayed in business.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pyramid scheme
Noun
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Bernie Madoff Bernie Madoff, infamous for the largest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history, lost a personal net worth estimated at $823-$826 million before his 2008 downfall.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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The eight-part series, which will premiere on June 23, traces the rise and fall of the man who gave the Ponzi scheme its name.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2025
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This is a shell game — follow the ball as the three cups rotate.—
Alexander Ooms,
Denver Post,
27 May 2025
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Trump plays 'shell game' with immigration cases: expert Steven Vladeck, a law professor at Georgetown University, noted that in a bevy of recent court rulings, the Trump administration tried to slow down or defeat immigration cases by moving detainees.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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“Pyramid scheme.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pyramid%20scheme. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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