bogus
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Thousands of new “vocational schools” sprung up to soak up the money, many of them bogus.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026
Before EL began running fake far-right groups, he helped to create a bogus Islamic organisation called the Takbir Foundation.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026
In addition, she said, they were "potentially harming the reputation of judges and courts whose names are falsely invoked as authors of the bogus opinions".
From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026
"Ryanair looks forward to disproving these false CMA claims during this bogus investigation," it added.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
But the tyrant who had seized power was jealous of anyone with education and money, and so Papito was often sent out of the country on a bogus diplomatic post.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
Vocabulary lists containing bogus
Fake It 'Til You Make It: Synonyms for "False"
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Smoke and Mirrors: The Lingo of Illusion and Deception
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "B"
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