impostor
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But after 54 hours of work and several timely pep talks, Claude overcame its skepticism—and its case of impostor syndrome— and surprised itself with the result.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
“I have impostor syndrome getting out of bed, just doing my own life,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
“I’d be lying if there wasn’t a bit of impostor syndrome that comes with doing your first feature and it’s so well-received,” Burwell said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
He said the "lone impostor" explanation did not add up.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
I was not even my parents’ son in 1928 but a devilishly smooth impostor, awaiting their slightest blunder as an excuse to move in—preferably without violence, but not necessarily—to assert my true identity.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
Donna Jowers, owner of the real In & Out Bail Bonds, in Charlotte, N.C., has been fielding calls about such impostors for two years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
“Additionally, many AI impostors will be revealed this year as well; the 2026 equivalents to Pets.com will not make it through to 2027.”
From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026
Right now, dating apps are falling out of favor with those treasured demographics, not least thanks to the prevalence of catfishing impostors and nonstop deluges of fake dating options.
From Slate ● May 17, 2024
“If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster,” she recites, “And treat those two impostors just the same.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
“It washes away all enchantment, all magical concealment! They know there are impostors in Gringotts, they have set off defenses against us!”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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