impostor
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She says one man felt embarrassed after exchanging more than 20 emails with an impostor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
I stayed silent in that group for days, convinced someone would realize I was an impostor.
From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026
“That little flicker—it can plant itself in you and blossom into self-doubt, impostor syndrome,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
After a few more words of greeting, the impostor Melania flashed another smile as she exited.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026
The mournful lawyers showed in court that that man had nothing to do with the company and in order that no one doubt their arguments they had him jailed as an impostor.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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