fictitious
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Then scammers typically pile on pressure, adding voices claiming to be attorneys, courtroom clerks or bank tellers -- a cast of fictitious characters in a chaotic, urgent-sounding call.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Among these is a truly fascinating man, Boris Berezovsky, who, unlike Baranov, is not fictitious.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
In its review, the Hechinger Report found other companies that similarly allude to fictitious government programs.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
She did concede, however, that the fictitious citations “‘may have’ come from her use of AI tools,” Buchanan noted.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
But because the audit studies can’t measure the actual life outcomes of the fictitious DeShawn Williams versus Jake Williams, they can’t assess the broader impact of a distinctively black name.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
Vocabulary lists containing fictitious
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