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impostures

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plural of imposture

as in fictions

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This multiversal collapse not only erodes the walls dividing fictions but also reconfigures the interface between fiction and reality.

— Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Over time, writers offered up fictions to fill in the gaps of the story.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of fictions

Noun

To this day, there are white club kids in New York who are in the club talking in black-ccents and wearing imitations of black people’s hairstyles.

— Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Bad imitations eventually reduced molecular gastronomy to a punch line about foam, fog, and something unfortunately known as meat glue.

— John Vorwald, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of imitations

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But the work adds to a growing body of research suggesting that large language models, or LLMs, contain internal representations of emotion-like states that can shape their behavior in ways their text output doesn’t reveal.

— Shae Lake, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Now, consideration of an act’s cultural currency is more relevant than ever, resulting in more accurate representations of the best music hip-hop has to offer.

— Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of representations

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Shirley has since visited other states in the US under similar pretenses, showing up unannounced to grocery stores and hospice centers in search of evidence of fraud.

— Mia Sato, The Verge, 20 Oct. 2026
Conference expansion has shattered pretenses to regional coherence.

— Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of pretenses

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The company is using computer simulations and a new engineering approach that allows design, manufacturing and engineering teams to work simultaneously rather than completing their tasks one after another.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
The researchers ran 100,000 simulations using different revenue and discount-rate assumptions, and 85% produced a net loss for the state.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of simulations

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The insinuations of business hucksterism are one thing that could provoke him, more intimate details are another.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Coverage of the story dovetailed with a hail of memes and insinuations online that Crockett is a zealot or a pretend cowboy out of his depth.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of insinuations

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Another round of nationwide demonstrations on Saturday featured less violence.

— Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
The film is set against a surge of real-life anti-government demonstrations in Serbia in early 2025, triggered by the tragic deaths of 16 people the previous year, following the collapse of a train station canopy in Novi Sad.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of demonstrations

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Smaller displays near the bottom of the windshield also show speed and lap data, helping drivers monitor performance without looking away from the road for long.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
From giant pumpkins to elaborate tableaux, the displays have taken on a life of their own, as locals and visitors crawl the city for the spookiest steps.

— Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

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