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as in fake
being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials
for that price, you're only going to get furniture covered in bogus leather and not the real stuff
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as in counterfeit
being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud
the "designer" watches sold on the street are usually bogus
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as in false
lacking in natural or spontaneous quality
there was often a lot of bogus conviviality at the company's parties
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Recent Examples of bogus
That’s a bogus rationale for the lack of transparency.
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Daniel Borenstein, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
Cops arrested four individuals from New Jersey linked to the bogus fundraisers.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
Phishing Susceptibility Phishing attacks, which involve hackers stealing passwords from users via bogus websites or emails, are a significant issue with passwords.
—Mark Vena, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Chase Bank has given the following tips to help customers identify bogus websites and avoid becoming victims of fraud:
Study the URL and address bar of a website.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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Daniel Borenstein, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
Cops arrested four individuals from New Jersey linked to the bogus fundraisers.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
Phishing Susceptibility Phishing attacks, which involve hackers stealing passwords from users via bogus websites or emails, are a significant issue with passwords.
—Mark Vena, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Chase Bank has given the following tips to help customers identify bogus websites and avoid becoming victims of fraud:
Study the URL and address bar of a website.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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In 2017, then State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman indicted Newman on 58 counts, following a two-year investigation nicknamed Operation Vandelay Industries, a nod to George Costanza’s fake latex company on Seinfeld.Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 25 Dec. 2024
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Not a temporary tattoo or a fake one to trick people online.Amanda Rosa, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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Nashville police arrested an 18-year-old shortly after his arrival on a Greyhound bus when he was discovered to have thousands of counterfeit oxycodone pills in his possession, the department said.Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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In 2023, the company spent over $1.2 billion on counterfeit, fraud and abuse prevention.Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
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Nashville) Letter:Trump's false claims on pet-eating scared me into hiding my cat.David Plazas, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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That followed a pattern seen in CBS News analysis of his posts during the campaign season, when Musk frequently shared false narratives about the election and amplified extreme voices from the right-wing fringe to his millions of followers.CBS News, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Gary’s hitman personas can turn up the charm, abrasiveness, or faux bravado as the situation requires it.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
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Get a glimpse at all of Kardashian's Christmas trees and decorations below. 2024 The entrepreneur chose a massive flocked faux fir as the 2024 Christmas centerpiece for her Hidden Hills, Calif., residence.Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
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On Tuesday, a Manhattan grand jury indicted Mangione for murder as an act of terrorism, criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a forged instrument.Emma Bowman, NPR, 19 Dec. 2024
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Mangione has also been charged in New York with three counts of criminal possession of a weapon, and a count of criminal possession of a forged instrument.Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
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The ancient tradition would be to hold sacrificial ceremonies, but today, people hold mock sacrifices to celebrate.Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
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The long-sleeve gown featured a mock neck and ruching at the waist.Catherine Santino, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Yet, this scarcity can often be addressed through methods like synthetic data generation, data augmentation, or transfer learning, which allow for the refinement or expansion of available data.Hamilton Mann, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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But, given the complex ubiquity of Dylan’s music and life story, the movie’s synthetic simplicity is bewildering.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
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While there are certainly products that can be used across different hair textures, lengths, curl patterns, thicknesses, colors (natural and unnatural), and needs, hair products are often created with specific consumers in mind.Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 22 Dec. 2024
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The world’s longest election, wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, soaring inflation and wealth inequality at home, and a host of other natural and unnatural disasters made 2024 ripe for whiskey content.Paul Feinstein, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Bogus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bogus. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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