bogus
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He is sharing the embarrassing fallout—$12,132 in bogus charges and months of filing reports and fighting with his credit-card company—in hopes of helping others.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Washington could get more bang for its buck if it targeted incremental research, used AI to flag bogus applications, and awarded bonuses to investments in industrial campuses that cluster researchers, suppliers and manufacturing facilities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
The bogus connection to the Middle East did.
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026
She was also provided a bogus but "realistic sounding" crime reference number, and told to confirm her address for the courier.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Sooner or later, somebody was going to realize that my presence here was completely bogus.
From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman
Vocabulary lists containing bogus
Fake It 'Til You Make It: Synonyms for "False"
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Smoke and Mirrors: The Lingo of Illusion and Deception
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "B"
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