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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Chargers general manager Joe Hortiz got right to work during the offseason, not wishing to wait until the last minute to begin signing free agents.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
9 Mar. 2026 -
Iranian authorities have to give explicit approval to foreign media organizations wishing to report outside Tehran.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Republicans changed Medi-Cal eligibility — which includes imposing work requirements on many recipients — in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to an extent the Legislative Analyst’s Office says will kick millions of people off the insurance roles.—
Andrew Graham
March 9,
Sacbee.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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The tournament even promotes itself with that slogan, including an imposing overhead sign in the center of the venue grounds.—
Douglas Robson,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Sanders was charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, and served with outstanding warrants for misdemeanor larceny and second-degree trespass, the sheriff’s office said.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2026
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Trump, though quick to extol the damage that the military is inflicting on Iran, has still not laid out what goals would have to be accomplished to declare victory and end the American air campaign.—
Jonathan Lemire,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
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Ocean carriers are reacting in kind, passing off the war-risk premiums to their customers.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Mar. 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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“Fobbing off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fobbing%20off. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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