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genuine

[jen-yoo-in] / ˈdʒɛn yu ɪn /




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The average cost of a genuine pack is between £16.50 and £19.50.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

But behind the genuine protester concerns, a wave of fake news has also followed.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Defence solicitor Paul Anderson said the offence had been a "genuine mistake" and that no foreign crewmen were aboard.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

A genuine efficiency breakthrough, or a pause in data-center capital spending, would reprice both sides of this market fast: relief for the consumer-facing companies, and a reckoning for suppliers valued for permanent scarcity.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

There’d been nothing in the newspapers about a coup in Thailand; this was a genuine scoop.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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