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faux

[foh] / foʊ /


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"The question for me is whether wearing vintage fur increases the appetite for lookalikes -- either faux or new fur."

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

The brilliantly passive-aggressive faux talk show “Between Two Ferns With Zach Galifianakis” was web-based, but that’s defined as TV in my dictionary.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

A hotel’s faux 1920s or Midcentury Modern decor might look charming, but you know what nobody had in the 1920s and ’50s?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The first reason is the data collection faux pas of 2020.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

In making his pitch, Ernest committed a grave faux pas.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik



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