contrived
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I’m wondering if the justices are themselves creating these absurd notions or if appellate advocates are suggesting and steering the justices toward these contrived ways of thinking.
From Slate ● Aug. 16, 2026
A spokesman for Farage described the paper's investigation as a "baseless and contrived story" and said no parliamentary rules had been broken.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
His naiveté begins to feel contrived, a way to preserve a hazy aura of romance and menace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
It could be contrived and improbable and old-fashioned in its triumphs snatched from the jaws of defeat, and I completely loved it.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
While he had fewer tattoos than his companion, they were more elaborate—not the self-inflicted work of an amateur but epics of the art contrived by Honolulu and Yokohama masters.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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