counterfeit
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Fake Crocs are stuffed into bags and counterfeit Pandora jewellery looks genuine until you open the box.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
In this case, the counterfeit cops instructed Dr. Indra Taneja, a retired pediatrician, to keep her phone and laptop cameras on nearly all the time, so they could monitor her every move.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Images of wildlife would be difficult to counterfeit, while also allowing for a celebration of nature across the country, the Bank said.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
"The biggest problem with Pakistani medicine was that we used to receive counterfeit and fake medicines," ministry spokesman Sharafat Zaman told AFP.
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
The Nuer tribe in the Sudan went so far as to smear stuffed animals with their mother’s urine, to give the counterfeit calves a familiar, live scent.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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