fudge
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It’s an important marker for Mr. Warsh to lay down, since the Fed periodically faces the temptation of outside economists arguing it should fudge the target.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
"It is too hard to fudge it now and I don't think it is possible," he added.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 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
While the ex-love of my life was back with her ex-beau in Michigan enjoying Mackinac Island fudge, I was ready to bury all regret and rethink my vow over a fruitless bowl of steel-cut oats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
Jamie, the chosen brother, didn’t even care for hot fudge sundaes although he could have bought one at least every other week.
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
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
That information reporting is a cornerstone of tax compliance, and without it, confusion and fudging can take hold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 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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