specious
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The film seems to suggest that we — the audience to this specious display of white-knighting nobility — are monsters who can act just as heinous as the criminals.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
The courts may invalidate specious claims that certain imports threaten national security.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
The trouble with most theories about conspiratorial schemes—the weird ones of 4chan and the specious ones of the faculty lounges—is that they arise from motivated reasoning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
You tighten the squeeze, mostly by adding all sorts of extra fees for consumers, under the specious claim that it’s actually going to drivers.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2025
Ralph had been deceived before now by the specious appearance of depth in a beach pool and he approached this one preparing to be disappointed.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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