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spurious

[spyoor-ee-uhs] / ˈspyʊər i əs /


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Its title suggests the regime is moving toward national reconciliation by extinguishing the spurious records it created of crimes it claims its opponents committed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Many politicians and government employees learned from The Times that they had been targeted with spurious filings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

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

The restrictions "are based on entirely spurious security and public order grounds", said Dinushika Dissanayake, an Amnesty's specialist on Europe.

From BBC • May 1, 2025

She could not believe he had brought Arize up like that, cheapened Arize’s memory in order to make a point in a spurious argument.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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