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counterfeit

[koun-ter-fit] / ˈkaʊn tərˌfɪt /






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While Poland remains Europe's leading country for counterfeit cigarette production, Belgium has become a key base for traffickers looking to offload their low-cost products in markets such as Britain and France.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

Other users taking counterfeit versions of retatrutide have reported a range of issues including brain fog, nausea, diarrhoea, a loss of libido and no longer being able to feel any happiness or joy.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

The department had initially intercepted and inspected the shipment at the port based on a tip received by its counterfeit and piracy enforcement team, the department said in the release.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

Trading-card grading volume is growing year over year, hitting a record high this April, and so is counterfeit activity.

From Slate Aug. 31, 2026

“Polly’s a good boy,” said the bird in its disquieting nasal counterfeit of a human voice.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

Risks of buying secondhand devices include outdated software, nongenuine replacement parts, activation locks, counterfeits and malware.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

The judge accepted that Crowley had inherited the statues from his grandfather and did not at any point believe that they were counterfeits.

From BBC May 22, 2026

He also has strayed into investigative stories such as pharmaceutical counterfeits, sanctions, money laundering and terror finance.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 2, 2026

Long has helped follow the supply chain of counterfeits, often originating from factories in China.

From BBC Nov. 27, 2025

To prevent counterfeits they will be sold only at this office and the branch office.

From History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America by John Kerr Tiffany

The Chinese company, DTN Airbag, has said it doesn’t do business with customers in the U.S. and that it believes the company’s parts have been counterfeited.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Nine Italian nationals have been arrested and charged with trading in counterfeited goods.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2024

But Leas sees these documents as mostly marketing, and these reports can be counterfeited.

From Slate Jul. 18, 2024

“Checks are more vulnerable than other payment methods to being compromised, counterfeited or stolen.”

From Washington Times Jun. 13, 2023

We cannot ignore the possibility that the work may have been done by someone else, or that someone counterfeited the mark into the stone much later.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg

“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

The Constitution contemplates Congress having limited law-enforcement powers and even specifies crimes it can punish: treason, counterfeiting, “offences against the law of nations” and “piracies and felonies on the high seas.”

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 8, 2025

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

It warned that counterfeiting criminals target a wide range of popular toys and it's important to be vigilant and aware of what you are purchasing.

From BBC Sep. 24, 2025

The figures around me weren't people, but shop dummies, painted to resemble people and propped up in attitudes counterfeiting life.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath




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