feign
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“It’s almost laughable for the president of Mexico to feign ignorance” about CIA activities in Mexico, said Gilberto Gonzalez, a former DEA agent who worked here in the 1980s and 1990s.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
The difference: Your guests won’t have to feign enthusiasm after the thirtieth photo of you “holding up” the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
I would feign shock or dismay at its popularity if I didn’t already know that we are a nation of self-serving masochists.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2025
For now, though, there is no need to feign graciousness—and there is no need to pretend that any of this is or ever will be truly OK.
From Slate • Nov. 6, 2024
To while away the time, and perhaps to feign indifference until the deciding game was finished, Bobby began playing speed chess with a few of his chess friends.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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