counterfeit
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A counterfeit works only until someone examines it, and Judge Williams already has.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
More restrictions are placed on compounding and counterfeit versions of biologics, Skovronsky said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service tested the flammability of counterfeit shirts compared with genuine kit and found the fake kits were much more flammable.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
The platform also did not "adequately" stop the sale of counterfeit products because its mandatory "brand authorisation" system "proved ineffective and understaffed. Therefore, traders easily bypassed this", the EU found.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
“They paid like three hundred dollars to some scalper for counterfeit tickets!”
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
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
While genuine and safe bargains are available, experts have warned about counterfeits endangering children and the health of others.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 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
Their counterfeits may crumble and tumble, but real truth can never fail.
From Sunshine Jane by Warner, Anne
The victim’s sister remembers how skillfully Martinez counterfeited compassion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2025
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
Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee At all his jokes for many a joke had he.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
The Bank the move was primarily to stop counterfeiting so all images need to be replaced on banknotes over time.
From BBC ● Jun. 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
The tech also assigns a counterfeiting risk score based on the company’s years of collecting information on real and fake items.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 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
But that rarely happened; the fine for counterfeiting would be enormous: two and a half times the full market value of the genuine animal.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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