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fabricate

[fab-ri-kayt] / ˈfæb rɪˌkeɪt /




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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

"This nonequilibrium fabrication approach enables us to fabricate materials from alloy vapor to a solid, introducing a significant number of dislocations in CoAl," Zhang said.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026

This also helps explain the rise of a new class of influencers, who reach audiences with direct-address, short-form video, which is much harder to fabricate with AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

On leaving home I was able to fabricate a new and far more satisfying history, frill of striking, simplistic environmental influences; a colorful past, easily accessible to strangers.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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

If the repairman who "fabricates" batteries takes chances, the man who attempts to actually make his own battery plates is certainly risking his business and reputation.

From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Otto A. Witte

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

Davis’ attorney argued to the jury that the memoir was merely an attempt to sell books and that Davis fabricated his role in Shakur’s death.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

The Fort Irwin fighting climaxed with a predawn attack on a fabricated city, Razish, a relic of training for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

An artificial intelligence model developed by Anthropic submitted a fabricated tip about an unsolved homicide to Philadelphia police, authorities said Friday, criticizing the company for taking two months to report the incident.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

But the words of the others were stronger than the strength of philanthropic dollars, deeper than shafts sunk in the earth for oil and gold, more awe-inspiring than the miracles fabricated in scientific laboratories.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

Clavicular himself has been accusing the girl of fabricating her claims to get revenge for being rejected by him, an accusation echoed online by many of his fans.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 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

During that time, he made a slew of enemies — from mob figures who accused him of fabricating evidence to fellow law enforcement officials who described him as a glory-seeking loose cannon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

The former chair of the education faculty has also faced accusations of fabricating or exaggerating elements of his CV.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Its inhabitants were reduced to fabricating adzes out of giant clamshells.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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