bogus
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They are charged with conspiracy and insurance fraud for allegedly submitting bogus claims to Medi-Cal for Cherish Hospice Inc., Emanuel Hospice and Azure Hospice Care Inc., according to a criminal complaint.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Another bogus claim is that senior citizens have to enroll or pay a processing fee to get the new $6,000 deduction.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
A bogus email was sent pretending to be from the law firm claiming funds would be sent for the goods.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
As AI falsehoods explode across social media, often outpacing the capacity of professional fact-checkers, bogus detectors risk adding another layer of deception to an already fractured information ecosystem.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
There—and note the nice rising tricolon at the very outset— you can see a precise shaping of the speaker’s relationship with the audience, and a fastidious, slightly bogus, self-abasement.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
Vocabulary lists containing bogus
Fake It 'Til You Make It: Synonyms for "False"
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Smoke and Mirrors: The Lingo of Illusion and Deception
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "B"
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