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Now we have a president who is literally selling the place to the highest bidders, all justified on spurious comparisons with some changes Barack Obama made on a much smaller scale.

The court has allowed the president to terminate government contracts for spurious and often retaliatory reasons.

While QAnon's spurious narratives revolve around US figures, the theory has taken hold in some parts of Canada and the rest of the world.

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Brown considered the allegation spurious, and said it had no foundation in reality.

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International rights organizations, including Amnesty International, say the charges are spurious and politically motivated and that López is being denied the right to a fair trial.

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