as in falsely
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Toni Rice, 44, pleaded guilty to charges of criminal mischief, tampering with physical evidence, intimidating a participant in the legal process and tampering with a witness, as well as misdemeanor charges of failing to stop and render aid, falsely reporting an incident and official misconduct.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Mar. 2026 -
The caller falsely claimed there was a warrant for her arrest and pressured her to pay thousands of dollars to avoid jail.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The sheriff’s news release erroneously states Davis has a murder conviction.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Within 24 hours of the first US-Israeli strikes on Iran, ships in the region’s waters found their navigation systems had gone haywire, erroneously indicating that the vessels were at airports, a nuclear power plant and on Iranian land.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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This term means to praise someone excessively and insincerely.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Fallaciously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fallaciously. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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