phony
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Appeared in the March 4, 2026, print edition as 'A Phony Iran Inflation Scare'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
A few weeks ago, Casey Newton, the prominent tech journalist at Platformer, wrote critically about A.I. skepticism in a piece called “The Phony Comforts of AI Skepticism.”
From Slate • Feb. 2, 2025
Phony reviews have long plagued online marketplaces despite their efforts to eradicate it.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2023
Phony documents are a clear sign of corruption, likely to lead juries to convict.
From Salon • Dec. 19, 2022
Ignoring that, Eric said, “Feeney sort of sounds like a made-up name, doesn’t it? Jessica Feeney? Jessica Phony, more like it.”
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
Vocabulary lists containing phony
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The Catcher in the Rye
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"Sorry, Wrong Number," Vocabulary from the play
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