impostor
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“It’s actually impostor syndrome to the max and really terrifying, but I know what this film is. I’ve watched it 100 times in my head.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Her crippling impostor syndrome was a feature, not a bug — we were stuck there with her for at least two seasons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
People reported losing $3.5 billion to impostor scams in 2025, nearly triple 2020’s level, the Federal Trade Commission said in a June report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
He said the "lone impostor" explanation did not add up.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
He’d trusted her and she’d been an impostor the whole time.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
Users who are flagged by a company as impostors would now have seven days instead of a longer period to prove they actually work at an organization before being removed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
“Additionally, many AI impostors will be revealed this year as well; the 2026 equivalents to Pets.com will not make it through to 2027.”
From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026
Workers at the shelter, run by Catholic Charities, turned away both impostors.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2024
Right now, dating apps are falling out of favor with those treasured demographics, not least thanks to the prevalence of catfishing impostors and nonstop deluges of fake dating options.
From Slate ● May 17, 2024
“Impostors? What impostors? I thought Gringotts had ways of revealing impostors? Who were they?”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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