spoof
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His "spoof" contender was making him "look rather silly", Queen Mary University of London politics professor Stijn van Kessel told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Contact details, such as the website, listed on the checker should be used rather than any links seen on social media which could lead you to a spoof site.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
With a healthy dose of RuPaul’s signature wit and enough drag queen-friendly lighting to combat Hollywood’s run of dimly lit features, the team revives the disaster spoof with stylish aplomb.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
If Broadway has scraped the barrel-bottom of A-list movies to adapt, at least it can mock them: “Titanique” is a frisky and funny spoof of the James Cameron juggernaut about that big ship that sank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
It was possible for hackers to use modded visors to spoof their retinal patterns and thus create a second account for themselves.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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It never disappointed us for a laugh with its great cast and their recurring characters and movie spoofs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
This year’s anthology spoofs “Jaws,” “Late Night With the Devil” and “Furiosa.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2025
Her performances during her three rounds on Friday quickly lit up the internet, with users creating a sea of memes and video spoofs, questioning everything from her outfit to her qualification.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2024
Tech experts say that as A.I. tools become more accessible and easier to use, audio spoofs and videos with realistic avatars could be created in mere minutes.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
I can't say more without endangering the effect of Captain COKE'S ingenious shifts and spoofs.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 17, 1917 by Various
Americans are awash in scams: phony UPS texts, AI-generated voices of loved ones in trouble, spoofed emails tricking city governments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
When a ship’s location system gets spoofed, the vessel appears in the wrong spot on digital maps, sometimes seeming to dart between locations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026
The experts were confident that the majority of the vessels were real and not spoofed, which is when AIS data is manipulated to give misleading information about a vessel's location or identity.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
The film is also a cultural phenomenon: dialogues are quoted at weddings, referenced in political speeches and spoofed in adverts.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2025
He began to suspect that he had been "spoofed."
From The Lion's Mouse by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
And where does he fit into the British tradition of spoofing politicians?
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
However, some ships may be turning their trackers off or broadcasting a false position, a practice known as "spoofing".
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
That was a fake trail, said Lloyd’s List analysts who comb through data along with advanced analytics and human intelligence to detect spoofing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
Apple and Google have been instructed to block spoofing of the "gov.sg" domain and other official names on their messaging platforms.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
I mean to say, it was all spoofing, the way we talked.
From Ruggles of Red Gap by Harry Leon Wilson
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