as in forging
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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The Drug Enforcement Administration responded to a home on the 400 block of West Chew Avenue on Thursday afternoon for an investigation of a person who was allegedly forging government documents, according to law enforcement sources.
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Court records reviewed by USA TODAY show Karen Derrico denied the allegations and accused Deon Derrico of accessing her accounts and forging emails.
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Several arrests were related to counterfeiting and selling knock-off Knicks apparel, an NYPD source said.
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There have been a lot of studies on counterfeiting conducted with customs and police, but these have mostly focused on the scale of the problem.
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However, Parker was actually faking the pregnancy and lying to her boyfriend, Wade Griffin, his family and their friends.
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The victim managed to escape by faking a seizure.
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This has become increasingly difficult, with professional players routinely simulating injuries and an offside rule that is interpreted to within fractions of an inch.
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Hundreds of first responders and volunteers gathered at Detroit Metropolitan Airport Wednesday morning to take part in a full-scale emergency training exercise simulating a real-life plane crash.
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“Phonying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phonying. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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