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fabricate

[fab-ri-kayt] / ˈfæb rɪˌkeɪt /




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This process makes it possible to fabricate extremely small structures with high precision.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

County’s district attorney and the State Bar after The Times reported last fall that some of its clients said they’d been paid to sue, and, in some cases, fabricate their claims against the county.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

AI models “hallucinate,” meaning they routinely fabricate information, without any sign that the answers could be made up.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026

The domestic slab industry mainly serves the luxury market while American companies that import and fabricate quartz serve the middle market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

“If you don’t want to tell me, that’s fine. But don’t fabricate some story out of a misguided desire to pacify or impress me.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., or TSMC, fabricates roughly 90% of the world’s most advanced semiconductor chips.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

To print a new material from scratch, one must typically set up to 100 parameters in software that controls how the printer will extrude the material as it fabricates an object.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 8, 2024

“The memo fabricates Plaintiff Dr. Cassidy stating that the dog might not have died just from heat, but also perhaps from vomiting, and possibly from a preexisting condition.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2023

Yet at the end of every date, she fabricates reasons Jo can’t come into her apartment.

From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2023

G. L., at London headquarters, 212Schwab, Charles M., fabricates submarines for the Allies, 266Seaplane base at Killingholme, England, taken over by U.S., 278Seaplane stations of U.S. forces in Europe, 284Sexton, Capt.

From The Victory At Sea by Burton J. Hendrick

It told AFP that as more information became available, "Copilot reflected the updated context and identified the claim as fabricated."

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Authorities determined that Owens altered an ultrasound image, fabricated a pregnancy video and lied under oath claiming she was pregnant, according to a statement from prosecutors at the time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

He had denied the allegations, telling the jury that he believed them to be fabricated.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Finally, the scientists used a tiny, specially fabricated oven to evaporate molecules onto the cold crystal, allowing them to settle on the clean surface.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

A pang of guilt hits me since I’ve fabricated said mission.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

Meghan’s half-sister, Samantha Markle, has also defended their father, accusing their brother Thomas Jr. of fabricating the allegations for financial gain and claiming the computers had been outside their father’s possession for two years.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

Uber, FedEx and auto insurers have also filed racketeering suits against plaintiff firms and their abettors for allegedly fabricating and exaggerating injuries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The incidents included the models generating instructions to get around restrictions imposed on them, hiding mistakes and fabricating information.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Singh worked with Jyoti Katoch, an associate professor of physics who specializes in fabricating devices from such materials.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

Twenty men worked during the day shift producing replacement parts for mine machinery and fabricating a variety of ductwork and support structures.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam


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