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Recent Examples of forgery Brewer has a prior felony record that includes a January 2014 conviction in Clay County Circuit Court for forgery and a May 2022 conviction in Jackson County Circuit Court for tampering with a motor vehicle. Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2025 The letters, provided by Lex Cusack, had turned out to be forgeries, and Hersh was criticized for having had anything to do with them. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025 Investigators found 189 decomposing bodies stored at room temperature at the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose in 2023 and charged owners Jon and Carie Hallford with abuse of a corpse, theft and forgery. Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025 Mitteness was charged with one count each of theft, mail theft and check forgery on June 30, 2023. Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for forgery
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Noun
  • While these hoaxes mostly ended up being false alarms, experts note that these types of hoaxes are not only a serious crime with substantial penalties for those involved but can also put first responders and bystanders at risk.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The alerts came a day after Charlie Kirk was killed in a campus shooting in Utah — and amid a wave of active shooter hoaxes nationwide.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The non-profit said more oversight could help other counterfeits from entering the country in the future.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Zhang said more companies may face lawsuits from Pop Mart over Lafufus, but counterfeits might also decrease as Pop Mart ramps up its production.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025

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“Forgery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgery. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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