counterfeit
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One of the factors driving the sales of counterfeit kits is their low price.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
The European Union said AliExpress also did not do enough to stop the sale of counterfeit products and that when the platform detected illegal goods were on sale, many remained online for several weeks.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
No reported deaths were linked to counterfeit parts at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The air bags—sometimes labeled with the counterfeit logos of various carmakers—contain components called inflaters that are defective.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
“The mayor’s all charged up. Got to stop all the counterfeit ticket sales! What do you think that does to my business?”
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
Shortly after, DTN said it believed the inflaters were counterfeits manufactured by another company, and that “the related accidents were not necessarily caused by a defect in the inflater.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
DTN has said it believes the inflaters identified are counterfeits of its own product.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The supply chain for most of Vietnam's counterfeits can be traced back across its northern border into China, where they are manufactured.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
He cited a US investigation which found a significant proportion of items that its researchers bought on Shein and Temu were likely counterfeits.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025
These and such counterfeits as these, I would desire all gentlemen and ladies to avoid.
From The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell A Gentlen, who, tho' Deaf and Dumb, Writes down any Stranger's name at first Sight; by Defoe, Daniel
The 48-year-old author even took to Instagram this week to warn her fans that counterfeited copies, external of The Polygamist were being sold in a bookshop in Nairobi.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
The victim’s sister remembers how skillfully Martinez counterfeited compassion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2025
But Leas sees these documents as mostly marketing, and these reports can be counterfeited.
From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2024
“Love” stamp was counterfeited in a size larger than the authentic postage stamp.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 19, 2023
Each flower was made of glass or crystal, spun or carved, he could not tell: they counterfeited life perfectly.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
In 1888, in an effort to stem counterfeiting of their travel trunks, Louis Vuitton and his son, Georges, introduced the Damier “checkerboard” pattern, in distinctive shades of taupe and chocolate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
“It looks like the company’s seemingly blatant attempts at counterfeiting patented weight-loss drugs via compounding finally went too far,” said On the Street Substack author Herb Greenberg.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 9, 2026
Both men were charged with "counterfeiting medicines or medical products", and the 26-year-old also faces money-laundering charges.
From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025
Petersen plays Richard Chance, a Secret Service agent assigned to investigate a counterfeiting ring in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2025
As part of the Department of the Treasury, its purpose was to fight counterfeiting.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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