posing

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Posing as cybercriminals, investigators shut down a platform that fueled more than 30 million bogus emails in a single month, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Posing as recruiters on the online professional networking platform, Chinese spies would initially request paid reports before later soliciting non-public or even classified information.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Posing as Kaye, BBC reporter Philippa Goymer arranged to meet him for a "date".

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

Posing on the cover of Rolling Stone while wearing almost nothing but a feathered war bonnet was supposed to mark Avery’s national success and celebrate her pride as a member of the Muscogee tribe.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025

Posing the question in that either-or form misses the point.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond