impersonate

This means hackers gain access to data shared on Signal and can also impersonate the person whose account was compromised.

From Barron's ● Apr. 25, 2026

Detectives believe someone used the elder Hou’s cellphone to impersonate him for more than a month.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026

Indians who were later freed from compounds told police they sometimes received coaching in acting and regional accents to better impersonate law enforcement officers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

This season, Fey dropped by to impersonate freshly ousted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026

What had ever made me imagine that I could impersonate someone else, that I could be anything other than Widge, the orphan, the unwilling prentice of some unsympathetic master in some unbearable trade?

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

This can occur when a company impersonates an airline’s customer-service number or site, often by buying a sponsored ad on a search platform.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

Staff spotted a suspicious invitation to a meeting earlier on Friday and realised it was "spear-phishing" - which impersonates a trusted source.

From BBC ● May 9, 2025

Taylor fondly impersonates the roving sweet potato vendor who shouted into his loudspeaker: “All you little children playing in the sand, go tell your mama, ‘Here’s the Sweet Potato Man!’”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2024

He impersonates a Massachusetts fan of the Kennedys named Jimmy, sounding like Ben Affleck in a Dunkin’ Donuts commercial.

From New York Times ● May 8, 2024

And how dominionless over our sympathy has the glowing and tender-hearted Virgil, perhaps unavoidably, made the Hero, who impersonates his rational interest!

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845 by Various

Campbell appealed, saying one of her fellow trustees, lawyer Bianka Hellmich, forged her signature and impersonated her using a fake email address to misdirect money that was intended for the charity.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

In San Diego, attorneys working for the city have been impersonated by scammers.

From Salon ● May 2, 2026

Federal investigators said the group impersonated security technicians and employees of cryptocurrency exchange companies such as Coinbase and Gemini to steal from their victims.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

“It’s constantly happening, and now the scammers are getting really good at it,” says Sarah Englade, founder of Monarch Talent Solutions in Houston, who has been impersonated several times.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

He supposed it made sense in hindsight that a nightmare had impersonated the truth, then settled in his mind.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Since then many more women have come forward to say they were victims of Love’s schemes, which often involved him impersonating a San Francisco 49ers player.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

But that judgment should be guided by a simple principle—AI may help us find and express our voice; it shouldn’t become a means of impersonating one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Callers impersonating his department even recently targeted his own daughter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

"Stop impersonating our manager, stop wasting the time of players and clubs across the non-league game and, quite frankly, get a life."

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Essays impersonating an autobiography; six chapters of sad, fuguelike repetition.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez