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imposter



NOUN
deceiver
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In his book, Head North, Burnham wrote that he "struggled to feel part of things" at university and felt like an "imposter".

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Coco Gauff admitted she still battles with imposter syndrome after overcoming Belinda Bencic to reach the Miami Open semi-finals for the first time.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

So as it all unfolded, I just never, for a second, questioned it or let myself feel even a stitch of imposter syndrome because I knew better.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

But when the great man dies unexpectedly, the imposter is forced to impersonate him in full.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

“Yet I approve of children, in principle,” the imposter went on.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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