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fakery

[fey-kuh-ree] / ˈfeɪ kə ri /






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She lauded Geng’s efforts but said future fakery might not be so easy to detect.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

A simple adjustment of the blocking would alleviate the fakery.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2026

But the story drew accusations of fakery, publicity-seeking and even tabloid newspaper claims that aliens had been in contact with locals.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2025

Celebrity gossip keeps a close eye on body fakery.

From Slate Jul. 21, 2025

They were brittle and peeling—smaller than I remembered, too—and looking at them now, as an almost adult, it struck me how blatant the fakery was.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

These fakeries were added to ‘correct’ film so it seemed more like we saw.”

From Forbes Jan. 11, 2013

It is by seeing the market clearly in its fakeries that he outwitted it to get so rich.

From The Guardian Sep. 28, 2010

In recent years he sold his own works for large sums, but the authorities still pursued him for past fakeries.

From Time Magazine Archive




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