dummy

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"Numbskull", "moron", "a real dummy" are just some of the criticisms Trump levelled at Powell when talking to the media.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Prosecutors allege Liaw orchestrated a scheme to bypass Super Micro’s compliance, diverting $510 million in servers to China and staging dummy servers for inspectors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

For example, photos included in the indictment show the use of a hair dryer to move serial numbers to boxes of nonworking, replicated dummy servers in an attempt to mislead the U.S.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

Daniel Sinani's clever dummy wrong-footed the Stuttgart defence and the loose ball was lashed in from the edge of the box by Manolis Saliakis for the opener on 35 minutes.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

Since the booth had the “Fun & Games” banner, Kyle figured you might have to talk to the dummy to get a game.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein