fictitious
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She did concede, however, that the fictitious citations “‘may have’ come from her use of AI tools,” Buchanan noted.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
One particularly active fake profile used the name "Kevin Zhang", claiming to be the head of a fictitious Hong Kong-based firm called "Oriental Consulting", the security source told AFP.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
The report said that there were around one million cars on the road which had been registered by nearly 300 "fictitious companies operating totally free of state control".
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
In one experiment, the researchers showed 27,830 Facebook users an ad for a fictitious electronic store in which the store either denied or embraced a one-star review.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
He was tell and thin, and wore his coats padded, which gave a fictitious breadth and depth to his shoulders and chest.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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