authentic
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There’s a clip of Zuckerberg arriving at the Cheeky Pint with an authentic keg of Guinness straight from Dublin, a baller move that signals familiarity with Collison’s program and, presumably, what’s inside the barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Of course, a scripted “My pleasure!” isn’t necessarily more authentic than a cheerful voice generated by a computer.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
This is an authentic part of myself — I have an education in this music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Our investigation traced authentic replica shirts to two factories in Cambodia, where conditions were described as "grim".
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
“Negro” families of relative position and privilege, as mine was, inculcated the values of education, citizenship, and, as one said back then, breeding with a pertinacity that was as anxious as it was authentic.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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