fudge
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It’s an important marker for Mr. Warsh to lay down, since the Fed periodically faces the temptation of outside economists arguing it should fudge the target.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
A "chocolate doughnut Easter egg" triggers curiosity - a shell blended with shortbread and fudge pieces, topped with sprinkles.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026
That could pressure other tech giants that fudge reporting of such awards to do the same.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
There are MPs who will fudge by saying they support both leaders.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
On Christmas, Gran is always sure to make maple fudge for him because he once mentioned how much he liked it.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
During a January debate of candidates hoping to fill Nancy Pelosi’s set, Mr. Wiener fudged the issue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Or, a cynic might say, the real inflation figures are easily fudged.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
President Joe Biden had slightly fudged that line, Green says.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
They simply plugged in the numbers they could easily find, fudged the rest and threw it on a poster board.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2026
They fudged the dates on my birth certificate so that I wouldn’t be held back for a year.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
So I think it’s fudging a little if you pick up all the time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
Zuckerberg knows this and, in classic fashion, appears to be fudging the A.I.-usage metrics a bit.
From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2025
From there, it was a matter of fudging size and distance with a life-size TV tower.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Mr Gershkovich interviewed medical students forced to treat infected patients and statisticians who were concerned the state was fudging Russia's case numbers.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2024
“Suddenly I became aware that an adenine thymine pair was identical in shape to a guanine cytosine pair...no fudging was required to make the two types of base pairs identical in shape.”
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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