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1. North Korea's Secret Weapon — Counterfeited $100 Bills

By David Wolman

These ultra-counterfeits are light years beyond the weak facsimiles produced by most forgers, who use desktop printers.

Quartet faces German court in multi-million euro bogus art case

Nearly 200 witnesses are set to appear in court as one of the most
significant art forgery cases in post-war Germany opens. Four people stand
accused of earning 16 million euros from selling fake artworks.


H&M Is Forging Ahead, Despite Retail's Misery

Fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz aims to forge ahead with a fast-paced global expansion, despite December sales hurt by the economic downturn.

Taiwan aims to forge closer ties with Southeast Asia once it has signed a trade agreement with China,

forge
n.

1. A furnace or hearth where metals are heated or wrought; a smithy.
2. A workshop where pig iron is transformed into wrought iron.

v., forged, forg·ing, forg·es. v.tr.

1. 1. To form (metal, for example) by heating in a forge and beating or hammering into shape.
   2. To form (metal) by a mechanical or hydraulic press.
2. To give form or shape to, especially by means of careful effort: forge a treaty; forge a close relationship.
3. To fashion or reproduce for fraudulent purposes; counterfeit: forge a signature.

v.intr.

1. To work at a forge or smithy.
2. To make a forgery or counterfeit.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *faurga, from Latin fabrica, from faber, worker.]

forgeability forge'a·bil'i·ty n.
forgeable forge'a·ble adj.
forger forg'er n.

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forge ahead phrasal verb
to suddenly make a lot of progress with something:
The organizers are forging ahead with a programme of public events.

EU Forges Greek Bond Deal

European leaders said they secured a deal to reduce Greece's debt after they labored overnight and into Thursday morning to find agreement on what they had billed as a blockbuster package to stem the Continent's debt crisis.

Quote:

"I don't believe in pessimism. If something doesn't come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it's going to rain, it will." — Clint Eastwood

forge
1.
v. intr. - 穩步前進, 突然加速前進

2.
n. - 熔鐵爐, 鐵工廠, 煉冶場
v. tr. - 打, 鍛煉, 鍛造, 偽造
v. intr. - 鍛造, 偽造, 做鍛工, 做鐵匠, 犯偽造罪

idioms:

• forge ahead 突然加速前進, 在比賽中領先

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 炉, 鍛冶場, 鉄工所
v. - 鍛える, 鍛えて作る, 作り上げる, 偽造する, ぐんぐん前進する, 作る

idioms:

• forge ahead 着実に進む, 前へ出る, 徐々に先頭を切る