trump up
Example Sentences
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A source close to Siddiq has previously described the allegations as "trumped up" and designed to damage her aunt.
From BBC
A source close to her called these "trumped up charges".
From BBC
He was arrested on trumped up charges and lost everything.
From Los Angeles Times
Khan said exiled journalists often face two major legal threats from their home countries: “investigation, prosecution and punishment in absentia, and the pursuit of their extradition on trumped up criminal charges.”
From Seattle Times
“In my mind, they trumped up the sanction to cease my communications,” Longshore said.
From Seattle Times
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