impostor
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He said the "lone impostor" explanation did not add up.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
I stayed silent in that group for days, convinced someone would realize I was an impostor.
From Slate ● Apr. 12, 2026
Then he secretly purchases a passel of tortoises; constructs a long-handled grabber; leans down from his balcony; extracts Alfie; and, each week, substitutes a slightly heavier impostor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
Days later, a note was sent directly to the Guthrie family, allegedly from a man living in Hawthorne, that authorities say was an impostor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
Fiona told me to wear them to the car wash, but holding the gold shorts and Liberty singlet now makes me feel like an impostor.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
“Additionally, many AI impostors will be revealed this year as well; the 2026 equivalents to Pets.com will not make it through to 2027.”
From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026
Workers at the shelter, run by Catholic Charities, turned away both impostors.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2024
Right now, dating apps are falling out of favor with those treasured demographics, not least thanks to the prevalence of catfishing impostors and nonstop deluges of fake dating options.
From Slate ● May 17, 2024
The search for the ghost of his particle has been similarly confounded by impostors.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 20, 2023
Maybe they’re not your parents at all, but impostors.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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