dummy

Example Sentences

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Arsenal pounded the ball into the penalty area, ran a complex scheme of blocks, jersey pulls, and dummy runs, and invariably, someone tall would pop up to head the ball in.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

For example, photos included in the indictment show the use of a hair dryer to move serial numbers to boxes of nonworking, replicated dummy servers in an attempt to mislead the U.S.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

Falsified documents were used to hide the trail to China, and non-working "dummy" replica servers were kept in stock to fool auditors, according to the indictment.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

The individuals allegedly "conspired to sell billions of dollars'" worth of technology to buyers in China by faking documents and using dummy equipment to slip past audits, according to the DOJ.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

She thought about Edgar the drowning dummy and gigantic seabirds with wings like angels.

From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo