fake
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I think you have enough to at least fake your way through.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The source also claimed that China collected private U.S. user data from millions of TikTok accounts—including names and addresses—which could be used to create fake driver’s licenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
She said the first fake account emerged on TikTok in 2022 when she was just 16.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
It’s well to remember that in the early days of synthesizing instruments, violins with perfect vibrato sounded especially fake, until tiny errors generated by chance were added to the sine waves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
“Let me help you get some napkins,” says Gillicut, fake and hearty.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
On May 12, video blogger Geng Hongwei alleged that Shanghai University scientists faked data in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Caligiuri faked right then cut left, the beaten defender sticking his right leg out wildly in protest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
He discussed the faked livestream McCullagh attempted to stage as an alibi, as well as his manipulation of other people, including Natalie, her family, his own friends and the police.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
Whenever someone likes to claim that the moon landing was faked — a fairly tedious conversation, even as conspiracy theories go — my general response is to ask, “OK, which one?”
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2026
Sanders faked Art, wheeled around him, and soared up high for a dunk shot.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
The easy definition of flopping or diving is faking an injury to get favorable treatment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
In Louisiana, federal authorities in July announced the indictment of top local law enforcement officers and a businessman for allegedly faking reports of armed robberies to help foreign nationals secure U visas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
But the reporter would also need to create evidence in order to convince the Home Office that he was not faking his claim.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
Faking illness when faking death didn’t seem to work.
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2026
“Hey, I like that,” she’d replied, faking a runway pose.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
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