spurious

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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

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

Marine toilets obviously would not work in a shore-bound boat and Henri refused to compromise with a spurious landsman’s toilet.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck