spurious

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But the judge rejected that, finding the union's culpability was high and that it had "persuaded themselves of their own spurious argument".

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

“There are some defense counsels that are burn-the-house-down types and make spurious allegations and he doesn’t do that,” said Lopez.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Many politicians and government employees learned from The Times that they had been targeted with spurious filings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

It’s not a spurious conclusion: Census data shows that the percentage of women aged 30–44 with no children is higher than it’s been since 1960.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2025

That I should innocently take a bad half-crown of somebody else’s manufacture is reasonable enough; but that I should knowingly reckon the spurious coin of my own make as good money!

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens