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fabricate

[fab-ri-keyt] / ˈfæb rɪˌkeɪt /




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AI models “hallucinate,” meaning they routinely fabricate information, without any sign that the answers could be made up.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

It added that the ministry had also directed the app to disable in India the message-editing feature till 30 June, saying that the feature had been used to "fabricate" evidence of paper leaks.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

Andrew Glazer, director of the documentary on the 2018 disappearances, told AFP that Ramos is accused of paying actors to fabricate allegations against the military.

From Barron's May 14, 2026

In an announcement Tuesday, Intel said it would work with the companies to “design, fabricate, and package ultra-high-performance chips at scale.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 7, 2026

Little by little he remembered fewer and fewer of the details, until finally he had to imagine them, even fabricate them, guess what they must have been.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., or TSMC, fabricates roughly 90% of the world’s most advanced semiconductor chips.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

To print a new material from scratch, one must typically set up to 100 parameters in software that controls how the printer will extrude the material as it fabricates an object.

From Science Daily Apr. 8, 2024

“The memo fabricates Plaintiff Dr. Cassidy stating that the dog might not have died just from heat, but also perhaps from vomiting, and possibly from a preexisting condition.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2023

Yet at the end of every date, she fabricates reasons Jo can’t come into her apartment.

From New York Times Apr. 24, 2023

Some sailor's yarn of a maelstrom in the North Sea comes to his ears, and he fabricates a story of a man who went into the whirlpool.

From Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived by Long, William Joseph

Since their own legitimacy depended on the state and ruling party that Lenin established, it is easy to understand why these two reformers fabricated their own Lenin.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

They fabricated chips with synthesis sites placed closer together, hoping to increase the number of DNA sequences produced simultaneously.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

In addition to computer and electronic products, orders of primary metals, fabricated metals, and machinery all rose 11% to 16% from a year ago, the fastest rates since 2022.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

She posted a video, delivered in Italian, calling Trump's account "completely fabricated."

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

WorldCom and Global Crossing fabricated billions of dollars in revenues to pump up their stock prices.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

Producing high-quality crystalline silicon and fabricating high-performance semiconductor devices typically requires temperatures approaching 1,000 degrees Celsius.

From Science Daily May 30, 2026

Bristol surgeon Tony Dixon was removed from the medical register last year for serious misconduct, including performing unnecessary surgeries, using surgical mesh to treat bowl complaints without patient's informed consent, and fabricating patient records.

From BBC Apr. 20, 2026

The company has faced allegations of fraud from short sellers who accuse it of misrepresenting its products and fabricating revenue, claims the company hasn’t addressed publicly to date.

From Barron's Jan. 15, 2026

Rams star receiver Puka Nacua accused NFL referees of fabricating calls to gain airtime on national broadcasts during a Tuesday livestream.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 18, 2025

“I pondered a great many options before settling on fabricating everything from ice. I am pleased that you think it like a dream, as that is where the core of the idea came from.”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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