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forgery

[fawr-juh-ree, fohr-] / ˈfɔr dʒə ri, ˈfoʊr- /


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Tinubu said the integrity of the presidency and federal institutions "must be protected against impersonation, forgery, abuse of official identity and the exploitation of weaknesses in the public service".

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Prosecutors targeted six individuals with charges focused on document forgery and breach of trust, The Wall Street Journal reported External link.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

It is, however, a novel use of her forgery skills, and an assignment she’s too curious to pass up.

From Salon Apr. 17, 2026

The actor stars in Steven Soderbergh’s clever drama as an artist whose children arrange the forgery of his unfinished works to ensure themselves an inheritance.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 2026

This, at all events, is what Ingulf of Croyland used to tell us, until he was discovered to be a forgery.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

The expert concluded that Hsieh’s signatures in the surprise will are forgeries.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 16, 2025

Lazarus rose in the ranks of the Los Angeles Police Department, becoming a detective in charge of art forgeries and thefts.

From Seattle Times May 21, 2024

Smith was tried and found guilty the following year for knowingly selling and pawning his forgeries.

From BBC Nov. 13, 2023

These turned out to be crude forgeries, but even as their authenticity was being questioned, Murdoch purchased the U.S.,

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2023

Eventually, Wright discovered the forgeries, but the Patriots’ trickery kept British gunboats away long enough for the revolution to take hold in Georgia.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen




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