faux
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But it re-entered the spotlight last year, with celebrities and fashionistas wearing both vintage and so-called faux fur.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
I share this not to publicly flog myself for another travel faux pas but to give you hope or prompt you to broaden your search.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Oblivious to her own biases about who Leo is and why, Mallory poses as a therapist keen on saving his life, but uses their faux sessions to mine his story for literary gold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Another Kushner faux pas, this one perhaps reflecting his ignorance of European history: “There is no such thing in the world as forever enemies or forever allies.”
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
She pulled a faux leather bound album from a stack on the table and flipped to a sketched portrait of me.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
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