spurious
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Contrary to spurious online rumours, Jodar is not named in homage to Nadal.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
As a 25-year high-school math teacher in Alameda, Calif., I’ve listened to all the specious, spurious, self-serving excuses for denying students and families educational choice.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 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
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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