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authentic

[aw-then-tik] / ɔˈθɛn tɪk /


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This is an authentic reduction in the headline figure.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

They had checked into the hotel using authentic Lebanese passports under aliases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

“This one-of-a-kind property features the country legend’s original, authentic ‘Wig Room,’” the listing for the home, which is being sold by its current owner, Chris Lapp, states.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

“It was one of the most authentic, raw and honest scripts I’ve read,” Bird, 19, says over video chat from Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

These were two sides of two different authentic nickels, expertly hollowed out, and—look at this—whoever made it had drilled an almost invisibly tiny hole in the R of the word TRUST.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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