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spoof

[spoof] / spuf /


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He was shooting season 3 of Wrecked, the TBS Lost spoof, when he started dedicating himself to writing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

The full 60-second video was meant to spoof the horror movie “Obsession,” released earlier this summer, he said, but “missed the mark.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

He produced David Lynch’s 1980 drama “The Elephant Man,” while Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 horror classic “Psycho” inevitably calls to mind Brooks’ 1977 Hitchcock spoof “High Anxiety.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

In 2025, the Onion ran a spoof headline imagining the State Department designating the league a terrorist organization.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

This reminded Jonah of a spoof he’d seen once in MAD magazine that was supposed to teach kids how to lie convincingly.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

It never disappointed us for a laugh with its great cast and their recurring characters and movie spoofs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

A council is urging whoever is putting up tongue-in-cheek signs in a city to stop the spoofs, saying they could "mislead residents and cause confusion".

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025

“Death of a Unicorn” is so certain that its audience will care more about the paltry laughs it can draw out of its Sackler spoofs that the finished film feels altogether smug.

From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2025

Tech experts say that as A.I. tools become more accessible and easier to use, audio spoofs and videos with realistic avatars could be created in mere minutes.

From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2024

I can't say more without endangering the effect of Captain COKE'S ingenious shifts and spoofs.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 17, 1917 by Various

While these calls typically appear to be from a UK mobile number, Fell said these numbers will be imitated, or spoofed, by the criminals behind the scam.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The first trailer "spoofed everything from Star Wars to Avatar to Harry Potter", according to Variety's report from the screening.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026

When a ship’s location system gets spoofed, the vessel appears in the wrong spot on digital maps, sometimes seeming to dart between locations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026

The venture has drawn some backlash, including a “Saturday Night Live” skit that spoofed Honnold’s nonchalant attitude, which has earned him the nickname “No Big Deal” and prompted scientists to study his brain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2026

Well, Jenny, according to her own version, spoofed Mrs. Mordaunt and your Violet in great shape.

From The Late Tenant by Louis Tracy

Last November, the UK government promised, external that call spoofing would be eliminated within a year.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

For its upcoming Los Angeles venue, experiential art firm Meow Wolf will focus on the art of storytelling, with a specific eye toward spoofing our city’s moviemaking magic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

Iran’s hundreds of ghost-fleet vessels use tactics like signal spoofing and at-sea oil transfers, posing a challenge to U.S. interdiction efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

However, some ships may be turning their trackers off or broadcasting a false position, a practice known as "spoofing".

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026

"I guess you are spoofing me, aren't you?" she inquired.

From Ruth Fielding At College or The Missing Examination Papers by Alice B. Emerson




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