fudge
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Even adding a fudge factor to all that, though, there’s a huge gap in the math.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
"It is too hard to fudge it now and I don't think it is possible," he added.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026
There are MPs who will fudge by saying they support both leaders.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
Internet phone wholesalers often operate across dozens of obscure international markets, and sell an intangible service—minutes of call traffic—that is easy to fudge on invoices and tax documents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
At the moment, what you’re thinking is whether you’ve got enough money in your pocket for hot fudge or you should just order a single scoop.
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
During a January debate of candidates hoping to fill Nancy Pelosi’s set, Mr. Wiener fudged the issue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Or, a cynic might say, the real inflation figures are easily fudged.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
President Joe Biden had slightly fudged that line, Green says.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
They simply plugged in the numbers they could easily find, fudged the rest and threw it on a poster board.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2026
“I’m not just nervous, Dad. I’m freaking out. What if I didn’t do enough, or what if the magic gets fudged somehow, or”—Seven dropped her voice to an ominous whisper—“I get placed with Valley?”
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
So I think it’s fudging a little if you pick up all the time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
Zuckerberg knows this and, in classic fashion, appears to be fudging the A.I.-usage metrics a bit.
From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2025
From there, it was a matter of fudging size and distance with a life-size TV tower.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Mr Gershkovich interviewed medical students forced to treat infected patients and statisticians who were concerned the state was fudging Russia's case numbers.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2024
Look at the concentration in her face, judging the angle, never fudging a shot, taking each nettle with inhuman precision.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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