phony

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The scams include fraudulent invoices, advance-fee fraud, overpayment scams, fictional prizewinnings, no-risk investment temptations, fake charities, shipping scams, prepaid shipping-label scams, package-rerouting scams and phony job opportunities.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

He needs to give us an extra hint how he’s feeling — as an actor, Powell is so slick that even his regular smile comes across phony.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Indiana’s rise has happened as college football’s gone sideways, shedding its phony amateurism for something professionalized and completely amok.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

The Ashes phony war began in the summer when David Warner described Root's front pad as a "surfboard", suggesting he is an lbw candidate.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

Ms. Whitlock, who my mom used to watch all the time, asked in that weird, phony voice newspeople always talk in.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds