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baloney

[buh-loh-nee] / bəˈloʊ ni /
NOUN
nonsense
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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Graham Barrows, a financial crime expert and presenter of The Dark Money Files podcast, told the BBC the adverts themselves, and the social media accounts sharing the content, were all "baloney".

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

“And he also understands that if you start fooling your shareholders, you will soon believe your own baloney and be fooling yourself as well,” he wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Now the principal proponent of that theory may also testify that it was baloney.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2023

If anyone would have put a stop to such baloney, it would surely be Samantha Jones.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2023

Just so happens that I’ve got a spare baloney and mustard sandwich and an apple in the car.

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis




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