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trumped-up

[truhmpt-uhp] / ˈtrʌmptˈʌp /


trumped up


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A few years ago, my godfather was jailed on trumped-up “anticonversion” charges.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

But I am frustrated as a medical doctor that a complex issue like fertility—and the trumped-up threat of small penises and “population collapse”—was hijacked without scientific merit as the main argument against plastic.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

Whether future Cannes controversies await — major or minor, trumped-up or genuine — remains to be seen.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2023

He is already facing 11 and half years in prison on a range of charges, which his supporters say are trumped-up.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2023

And it felt so good to sing with those trumped-up, hound-dog country accents.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green




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