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genuine

[jen-yoo-in] / ˈdʒɛn yu ɪn /




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"We have to look at a genuine just transition and a genuine future for folk in Aberdeen that means diversifying the economy - not hanging on to a sunset industry," she says.

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

"We are aware of videos and adverts on social media platforms that appear to show senior Bank representatives endorsing investments or financial products. These are not genuine," it says.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Adam Schoenfeld, a thoracic oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering, says that if the results hold up outside of China, it could be a genuine breakthrough.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Before 1611 the competition between the three alternative accounts of the cosmos—the Ptolemaic, the Copernican and the Tychonic—represents a genuine case of under-determination.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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