counterfeit

Example Sentences

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The BBC found several websites on which counterfeit shirts of every Premier League club were being sold for as little as £12.

From BBC

Among them are the dangers posed by counterfeit products, it said, along with the “intense competition” from established companies and newcomers in the shoe market.

From New York Times

People who had become addicted looked for other sources and found them in illicit pills, which are often counterfeit, and other street drugs.

From Seattle Times

Examples of loss included the theft of high-end goods in the tech and retail sectors, while the pharmaceutical sector struggled with counterfeiting.

From Reuters

County has become a major fentanyl distribution hub for Mexican drug cartels, which push counterfeit pills containing fentanyl, often disguised to look like prescription painkillers.

From Los Angeles Times