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Like a pyramid scheme, Patriot Front effectively paid for its operations by amassing new members.
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David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
This came as welcome news to consumers, who drew comparisons between the business concept and problematic pyramid schemes, which rely on profiting from sign-up fees rather than the sale of actual products.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 28 Feb. 2024
The government encouraged citizens to invest in a pyramid scheme, triggering a revolt and eventually a civil war—a process in which her family, along with many others, lost everything.
—Andrew Moravcsik, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
Both individuals orchestrated massive pyramid schemes, defrauding investors of billions.
—James Broughel, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
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David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
This came as welcome news to consumers, who drew comparisons between the business concept and problematic pyramid schemes, which rely on profiting from sign-up fees rather than the sale of actual products.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 28 Feb. 2024
The government encouraged citizens to invest in a pyramid scheme, triggering a revolt and eventually a civil war—a process in which her family, along with many others, lost everything.
—Andrew Moravcsik, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
Both individuals orchestrated massive pyramid schemes, defrauding investors of billions.
—James Broughel, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
See All Example Sentences for pyramid scheme
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“Pyramid scheme.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pyramid%20scheme. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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