faking
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She has a lot of relatives in the building trades and gets them access to an empty office, unfinished beyond its impressive lobby, where they‘re faking it ‘til they’re making it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
“Some of them are very, very good at faking their credentials,” says Mizroch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
She added that she often felt dismissed by colleagues who implied she was faking her condition but was lucky that her manager was supportive.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
From the moment she walked onto the stage at his public memorial in Arizona to fireworks more suited for a World Series championship, Erika Kirk has alienated people, even drawing accusations of faking her sorrow.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
After a few minutes of faking it, I push the button for the sentence “Go back to H-5,” and Catherine and I roll back down the hall.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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