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[spoof] / spuf /


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But a spoof is under no obligation to turn that one joke into a full narrative as it does by deferring to a younger cast, and only checking in with the franchise’s original players occasionally.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

If Broadway has scraped the barrel-bottom of A-list movies to adapt, at least it can mock them: “Titanique” is a frisky and funny spoof of the James Cameron juggernaut about that big ship that sank.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

Once inside the Gulf, Diakun said, vessels can "spoof" their transponders to hide their positions and even perform ship-to-ship transfers of Iranian oil, testing the terms of the US blockade.

From Barron's Apr. 22, 2026

He also spoke briefly about his upcoming episodic HBO series, “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Happiness,” a historical spoof that will retrace United States history for the country’s 250th founding anniversary.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 19, 2026

This reminded Jonah of a spoof he’d seen once in MAD magazine that was supposed to teach kids how to lie convincingly.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

In her fourth outing with Mr. Lanthimos, Emma Stone again shows an impressively daring quality in a grueling and degrading role, which spoofs today’s clichés about girlboss power.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 23, 2025

This year’s anthology spoofs “Jaws,” “Late Night With the Devil” and “Furiosa.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 19, 2025

A council is urging whoever is putting up tongue-in-cheek signs in a city to stop the spoofs, saying they could "mislead residents and cause confusion".

From BBC Oct. 9, 2025

Tech experts say that as A.I. tools become more accessible and easier to use, audio spoofs and videos with realistic avatars could be created in mere minutes.

From New York Times Feb. 5, 2024

I can't say more without endangering the effect of Captain COKE'S ingenious shifts and spoofs.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 17, 1917 by Various

When a ship’s location system gets spoofed, the vessel appears in the wrong spot on digital maps, sometimes seeming to dart between locations.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 14, 2026

Modern software is highly effective at flagging spoofed emailed addresses, said Igor Zaks, the president of Tenzor, a due diligence consultant specializing in receivables finance.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 11, 2026

Signal jamming and GPS interference with "spoofed" coordinates are other methods Dauer cited for dealing with drones without shooting them mid-air.

From Barron's Oct. 14, 2025

The film is also a cultural phenomenon: dialogues are quoted at weddings, referenced in political speeches and spoofed in adverts.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2025

But I was not being spoofed ... actual tears of surprise and chagrin came into the coal-passer's eyes.

From Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative by Kemp, Harry

The vessel was in the Gulf of Oman—a common trans-shipment point for Iranian oil—and spoofing its signal from April 14 to 16, according to Lloyd’s List Intelligence analyst Bridget Diakun.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

However, some ships may be turning their trackers off or broadcasting a false position, a practice known as "spoofing".

From BBC Apr. 17, 2026

But jamming can work, as Ukraine has shown, as can "spoofing", which involves hacking into the drone's navigation system to change its destination.

From Barron's Mar. 16, 2026

For example, the number of servers available in a country may be suitable for situations in which speed is more important than location spoofing.

From Salon Mar. 11, 2026

By this time the bridge club with its Russian sweetmeats, its six-hundred-dollar china plates, the new afternoon frock, and the spoofing of Trudy must be well under way!

From The Gorgeous Girl by Bartley, Nalbro




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