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Discover LudwigThe phrase "charlatan for" is not grammatically correct on its own
It is possible that it could be a part of a longer sentence, such as "He was seen as a charlatan for promoting false medical treatments." In this context, it means that the person is being accused of being a fraud or trickster in their field of expertise. This phrase can be used in written English when discussing someone who is presenting themselves as an expert or trustworthy figure, but is actually deceiving others. For example: - The politician was exposed as a charlatan for making promises he had no intention of keeping. - She spent years building her reputation as a charlatan for her psychic abilities, but it was all a hoax. - The company's CEO was seen as a charlatan for his extravagant spending and lies about the company's profits.
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If this doesn't work, he will be considered a charlatan for the rest of his life".
I sometimes get criticized, even by those who think that Barton is a complete charlatan, for coming right out and calling him a liar.
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Consumers deserve protection against charlatans, for sure.
Without enough information on birth control or access to abortions, Russian women could return to back-street charlatans for the kind of botched, unsanitary procedures that once killed many.
A recent appearance on Question Time, during which she defended Jeremy Corbyn's position on nuclear deterrence and said climate change had been a contributing factor to the Syrian conflict, attracted criticism from the stage at the Conservative party conference, and mockery in the pages of the Sun, which called her "charlatan Church" for "striving to reinvent herself as the voice of the poor".
This is not because the nasal strips were being produced by charlatans out for a fast buck but because, contrary to the impression they might give, most snorers do not have problems with their noses.
And the band is still very much a going concern: we're doing some live shows in the summer; I've got a solo album coming out in the autumn; and we'll be working on a new Charlatans album for 2013".
The "sharing economy" is a reductive term that blurs the line between groundbreaking enterprises that tap into unused resources and charlatans looking for a quick payday.
When Hillary tried to send the hounds chasing off after her husband, she was feeling the heat from revelations about her brother Hugh taking "a success fee" of $400,000 for helping secure a pardon for a Miami vitamin charlatan and a commutation for an L.A. drug kingpin.
Dr. Regnerus, who teaches at the University of Texas at Austin, was immediately called a fraud, a charlatan, a shill for the religious right.
I was exalted and excoriated, hailed as a genius, reviled as a charlatan and mistaken for both a rock star and a bag of garbage.
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