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phonied

verb

past tense of phony

as in forged

to imitate or copy especially in order to deceive the terrorists were able to move around the country using phonied driver's licenses

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After Bruneau refused, Thelma allegedly forged her signature on the insurance paperwork following her death, Star-Telegram and WFAA reported.

— Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
After the homicide, investigators learned that Brown’s wife forged Bruneau’s signature on the paperwork, the affidavit states.

— Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026

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When content becomes impossible to separate, the one thing left that cannot be faked, automated, or scaled is showing up in person.

— Taylor Reilly, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Parker was a mother of two children who faked a pregnancy while in a relationship with Wade Griffin in 2020.

— Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026

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The model can spot obvious fakes, but Fleek also runs quality-check centers in Karachi and Delhi that inspect items from brands and categories its data has flagged as frequently counterfeited.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 July 2026
In this case the driver of the truck did not have a purchase order to claim the delivery although those papers could have easily been counterfeited.

— Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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