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fabricate

[fab-ri-keyt] / ˈfæb rɪˌkeɪt /




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"This nonequilibrium fabrication approach enables us to fabricate materials from alloy vapor to a solid, introducing a significant number of dislocations in CoAl," Zhang said.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

That’s most likely to happen not because you’re stupid or greedy, but because you’re vulnerable—and because the con artist knows exactly how to fabricate trustworthiness.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

And why MedPac — an independent body overseen by leading healthcare professionals from across all parts of the industry, from doctors to nursing organizations to health insurers themselves — would fabricate these numbers is unexplained.

From MarketWatch May 28, 2026

Andrew Glazer, director of the documentary on the 2018 disappearances, told AFP that Ramos is accused of paying actors to fabricate allegations against the military.

From Barron's May 14, 2026

Little by little he remembered fewer and fewer of the details, until finally he had to imagine them, even fabricate them, guess what they must have been.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., or TSMC, fabricates roughly 90% of the world’s most advanced semiconductor chips.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

To print a new material from scratch, one must typically set up to 100 parameters in software that controls how the printer will extrude the material as it fabricates an object.

From Science Daily Apr. 8, 2024

“The memo fabricates Plaintiff Dr. Cassidy stating that the dog might not have died just from heat, but also perhaps from vomiting, and possibly from a preexisting condition.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2023

Yet at the end of every date, she fabricates reasons Jo can’t come into her apartment.

From New York Times Apr. 24, 2023

G. L., at London headquarters, 212Schwab, Charles M., fabricates submarines for the Allies, 266Seaplane base at Killingholme, England, taken over by U.S., 278Seaplane stations of U.S. forces in Europe, 284Sexton, Capt.

From The Victory At Sea by Burton J. Hendrick

He later repeated parts of the fabricated stories to help sell his 2019 memoir, “Compton Street Legend,” Sanft argued.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

At issue was a reduction in the tariff on Canadian primary aluminum — a concession also expected for fabricated aluminum products.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

Generative A.I. certainly has the potential to worsen pandemic conspiracy theories by equipping them with highly convincing fabricated evidence.

From Slate Aug. 26, 2026

The fabricated content appeared on X in posts impersonating legitimate French media outlets and falsely claimed that Attal had Parkinson's disease and that Philippe had contracted an illness.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

"I fabricated the jib dummy at home on the morning of my escape," Howard recalled.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

He became embarrassed after he was caught fabricating or embellishing stories about playing college baseball, responding to protest scenes and an award he won in the police academy, according to the motion.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

Arday is facing accusations of fabricating or exaggerating elements of his CV.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

The White House isn’t accusing the Times of fabricating a story about the plane’s vulnerabilities.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

Santos, who was elected as a Republican from a New York district, is known for fabricating his life story to win public office and was expelled from the House in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 3, 2026

We sent photographs of humans from all over the world caring for one another, learning, fabricating tools and art and responding to challenges.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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