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counterfeit

[koun-ter-fit] / ˈkaʊn tərˌfɪt /






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Yet many repair shops end up with substandard counterfeit parts that risk exploding during a crash or not deploying at all, according to court documents and regulators.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

EBay is banning the sale of air bags and air-bag parts on its website, beginning next month, following multiple reports of fatalities involving components believed to be counterfeit and installed in used cars.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

The popularity of the item has led to duplicate and counterfeit squishy toys being sold online and in shops and stalls.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

UKEclipse, an initiative set up by UK astronomers, also warns that major eclipses often attract "counterfeit and substandard eclipse glasses" and advises going through specialist retailers and organisations instead.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

They made crisp, mesmerized treks from base to base where the men perfected the martial arts and where families settled into counterfeit security for a year or two.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Risks of buying secondhand devices include outdated software, nongenuine replacement parts, activation locks, counterfeits and malware.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

Shortly after, DTN said it believed the inflaters were counterfeits manufactured by another company, and that “the related accidents were not necessarily caused by a defect in the inflater.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

While genuine and safe bargains are available, experts have warned about counterfeits endangering children and the health of others.

From BBC Apr. 15, 2026

Chap Achen, senior director analyst at research firm Gartner, said fraudsters are taking advantage of those policies to scam the system, including by sending back empty boxes, incorrect merchandise or counterfeits.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 5, 2026

These counterfeits are chiefly devices for gaining the rewards and honours of Love, without the effort and sacrifice of loving.

From The Five Great Philosophies of Life by William De Witt Hyde

The Chinese company, DTN Airbag, has said it doesn’t do business with customers in the U.S. and that it believes the company’s parts have been counterfeited.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

The 48-year-old author even took to Instagram this week to warn her fans that counterfeited copies, external of The Polygamist were being sold in a bookshop in Nairobi.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

The victim’s sister remembers how skillfully Martinez counterfeited compassion.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2025

But Leas sees these documents as mostly marketing, and these reports can be counterfeited.

From Slate Jul. 18, 2024

Each flower was made of glass or crystal, spun or carved, he could not tell: they counterfeited life perfectly.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

The Bank the move was primarily to stop counterfeiting so all images need to be replaced on banknotes over time.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2026

“It looks like the company’s seemingly blatant attempts at counterfeiting patented weight-loss drugs via compounding finally went too far,” said On the Street Substack author Herb Greenberg.

From MarketWatch Feb. 9, 2026

The Constitution contemplates Congress having limited law-enforcement powers and even specifies crimes it can punish: treason, counterfeiting, “offences against the law of nations” and “piracies and felonies on the high seas.”

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 8, 2025

Both men were charged with "counterfeiting medicines or medical products", and the 26-year-old also faces money-laundering charges.

From Barron's Dec. 3, 2025

But that rarely happened; the fine for counterfeiting would be enormous: two and a half times the full market value of the genuine animal.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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