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authenticity

[aw-then-tis-i-tee, aw-thuhn-] / ˌɔ θɛnˈtɪs ɪ ti, ˌɔ θən- /


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To live openly as an LGBTQ+ person in a hostile culture is to choose authenticity over safety, and truth over social reward.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Artists are clearly capitalising from such viral moments - but girl group Flo say authenticity remains important.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

“You have that sense of authenticity, like a friend is talking to you,” said Emma Briant, a professor at Notre Dame University’s Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society who studies propaganda.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

That recording was leaked in 2006 and reached the hands of journalists, experts, and former Cuban officials exiled in the US, who confirmed its authenticity.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

If they had merely glimpsed the statue through a car window at sixty miles per hour, they could only have made a wild guess at its authenticity.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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