bogus
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The policies are often completely bogus, are invalid because they falsify information to bring the price down, or are cancelled soon after purchase.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
That juror, Myra Crosby, has said Hill pressed her about her doubts about the prosecution’s case, then used bogus social-media posts as a pretext for engineering her ouster.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
He is sharing the embarrassing fallout—$12,132 in bogus charges and months of filing reports and fighting with his credit-card company—in hopes of helping others.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
The bogus connection to the Middle East did.
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026
And now we come to the most bogus controversy of all.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing bogus
Fake It 'Til You Make It: Synonyms for "False"
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "B"
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