acting as

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Living in separate homes, acting as if your house is a teenage crash pad and refusing to make any changes to his habits treats you like girlfriend/boyfriend rather than husband/wife.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

Thomas Pauken II, a U.S. citizen, pleaded guilty to acting as an unregistered Chinese government agent in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

He also expects Apple to launch an independent Siri app that functions similarly to other AI apps by acting as an “interface for text, voice, and attachments.”

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

With two black holes acting as gravitational lenses, the region where extreme magnification can occur becomes much larger.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

The two operatives acting as cattlemen soon ingratiated themselves with William Hale, who considered them fellow Texas cowboys and who introduced them to many of the leading townsfolk.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann