impostor
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The targets included my grandfather, who was investigated for being an impostor illegally in the country in 1960 based on information from an unnamed “reliable source.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
“I’m a first-gen Mexican American woman and I was supposed to live at home until I get married,” she explains; but it also exposed her to the concept of impostor syndrome.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
But after 54 hours of work and several timely pep talks, Claude overcame its skepticism—and its case of impostor syndrome— and surprised itself with the result.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Her crippling impostor syndrome was a feature, not a bug — we were stuck there with her for at least two seasons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
“Pip,” said Mr. Jaggers, laying his hand upon my arm, and smiling openly, “this man must be the most cunning impostor in all London.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
Donna Jowers, owner of the real In & Out Bail Bonds, in Charlotte, N.C., has been fielding calls about such impostors for two years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The state bar is able to pursue disciplinary action only against California-licensed attorneys, but has no authority against impostors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
“Additionally, many AI impostors will be revealed this year as well; the 2026 equivalents to Pets.com will not make it through to 2027.”
From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026
Right now, dating apps are falling out of favor with those treasured demographics, not least thanks to the prevalence of catfishing impostors and nonstop deluges of fake dating options.
From Slate ● May 17, 2024
“Impostors? What impostors? I thought Gringotts had ways of revealing impostors? Who were they?”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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