ersatz
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To begin with, there’s its ingratiating style, leisurely but leavened with wit and chutzpah, as well as Fiedler’s pervasive disdain for the sentimental and ersatz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
The short sequence, created by Seedance -- the AI generation model developed by TikTok's parent company, Bytedance -- shows an ersatz fight between Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise.
From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026
The company’s big mistake is that it has barely evolved, thinking consumers will always stick with its ersatz ways.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
All of these ersatz businesses had accounts at Chase, Cathay or Singapore’s DBS Bank.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2025
One such ersatz cattleguard adorned the north-south highway a few hundred yards below Ladd Devine’s Miracle Valley development sign.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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