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impostor

[im-pos-ter] / ɪmˈpɒs tər /


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Among the takeaways from columnist Callum Borchers’s conversations with women who make at least $775,000 a year: Thick skin is overrated and impostor syndrome isn’t always bad.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Make sure you are using official channels to talk with an airline and not an impostor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

I stayed silent in that group for days, convinced someone would realize I was an impostor.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026

Days later, a note was sent directly to the Guthrie family, allegedly from a man living in Hawthorne, that authorities say was an impostor.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

“Is that the daughter? Or an impostor? And the orders we received, are they...”

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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