as in wishing
to offer (something fake, useless, or inferior) as genuine, useful, or valuable
people who try to fob off to charities broken-down furniture that is fit only for the junkyard
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Those wishing to stay anonymous can call Crime Stoppers of Michigan at 1-800-773-2587 or submit a tip here.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026 -
What folly is this, this unfounded wishing, if not hope?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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Trump responded to the Supreme Court ruling by imposing a 10%, then 15%, global tariff under Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026
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The president reacted quickly to the Supreme Court’s ruling against his International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs on Friday by imposing 10 percent universal baseline duties—a figure that was augmented to 15 percent over the weekend.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Feb. 2026
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Adams was arrested Monday and charged with assault inflicting serious bodily injury, police said.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Feb. 2026
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The expropriations, along with the firings, consolidated state control of the oil sector and, experts say, drained the country of expertise and investment, inflicting lasting damage.—
Mery Mogollón,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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Gimbel attributed the practice of AI washing to companies passing off diminished margins and revenue from a failure to effectively navigate cautious consumers and geopolitical tensions to AI.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Williams and Storrie, both in official white, pink and yellow fits, had their own moment as torchbearers, with Williams passing off the flame to Storrie.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Fobbing off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fobbing%20off. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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