counterfeit
Example Sentences
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Fake Crocs are stuffed into bags and counterfeit Pandora jewellery looks genuine until you open the box.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
In addition to 78 months in prison, Shah was ordered to forfeit $6,500,000, 30 luxury items and 78 counterfeit luxury items, according to the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
"The biggest problem with Pakistani medicine was that we used to receive counterfeit and fake medicines," ministry spokesman Sharafat Zaman told AFP.
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
Imitators can simply counterfeit QR code labels, for example.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
Later in his life, Newton presided over the Royal Society, a fellowship of scientists, and was Master of the Mint, where he devoted his energies to the suppression of counterfeit coinage.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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