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spurious

[spyoor-ee-uhs] / ˈspyʊər i əs /


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Wasserman characterized the Daily Mail report as spurious.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Some security experts described the justification as spurious and nonsensical and said offshore wind is key to ensuring grid reliability and meeting broader U.S. energy goals.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

Brown considered the allegation spurious, and said it had no foundation in reality.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025

It’s not a spurious conclusion: Census data shows that the percentage of women aged 30–44 with no children is higher than it’s been since 1960.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2025

As we shall see in chapter 6, many spurious rules, including some that have made national headlines, are the result of bungled analyses of grammatical categories like adjective, subordinator, and preposition.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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