diff --git a/local/scripts/verify-fork-functions.sh b/local/scripts/verify-fork-functions.sh
index e23ae6c834..d5e852eeb3 100755
--- a/local/scripts/verify-fork-functions.sh
+++ b/local/scripts/verify-fork-functions.sh
@@ -146,19 +146,32 @@ for fork in "${TARGET_FORKS[@]}"; do
                     [[ "$QUIET" -eq 0 ]] && missing_details+=("  $f: fn $fn → EXCLUDED (RB intentional)")
                     continue
                 fi
-                # Strip modifiers to get bare function name for cross-file search
+                # Common function names (constructors, trait impls, patterns) appear
+                # in many unrelated files — cross-file search produces false MOVED matches.
                 bare_fn=$(echo "$fn" | sed -E 's/^(pub |async |unsafe )+//')
-                found_elsewhere=$(cd "$fork_dir" && \
-                    grep -rlP "(?:pub )?(?:async )?(?:unsafe )?fn ${bare_fn}\b" \
-                        --include='*.rs' --exclude-dir='.git' --exclude-dir='target' --exclude-dir='stage' . 2>/dev/null | \
-                    grep -v "^\./${f}$" | head -1 | sed 's|^\./||')
-                if [[ -n "$found_elsewhere" ]]; then
-                    [[ "$QUIET" -eq 0 ]] && missing_details+=("  $f: fn $fn → MOVED to $found_elsewhere")
-                else
-                    missing_details+=("  $f: fn $fn")
-                    fork_missing=$((fork_missing + 1))
-                    TOTAL_MISSING=$((TOTAL_MISSING + 1))
-                fi
+                case "$bare_fn" in
+                    new|default|read|write|parse|open|close|run|init|main|\
+                    get|set|remove|insert|delete|start|stop|send|recv|\
+                    connect|bind|listen|accept|clone|drop|eq|hash|fmt|\
+                    from|into|next|count|len|is_empty|clear|contains|\
+                    daemon|allocate|index|try_from|from_psf|into_object|\
+                    get_unique|set_plane)
+                        # Too ambiguous — treat as truly missing (operator must decide)
+                        ;;
+                    *)
+                        found_elsewhere=$(cd "$fork_dir" && \
+                            grep -rlP "(?:pub )?(?:async )?(?:unsafe )?fn ${bare_fn}\b" \
+                                --include='*.rs' --exclude-dir='.git' --exclude-dir='target' --exclude-dir='stage' . 2>/dev/null | \
+                            grep -v "^\./${f}$" | head -1 | sed 's|^\./||')
+                        if [[ -n "$found_elsewhere" ]]; then
+                            [[ "$QUIET" -eq 0 ]] && missing_details+=("  $f: fn $fn → MOVED to $found_elsewhere")
+                            continue
+                        fi
+                        ;;
+                esac
+                missing_details+=("  $f: fn $fn")
+                fork_missing=$((fork_missing + 1))
+                TOTAL_MISSING=$((TOTAL_MISSING + 1))
             done <<< "$missing"
         fi
     done