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 β Apr. 23, 2026
Our civilization shouldn’t feign excessive humility and modesty while America inspires creative drive.
From The Wall Street Journal β Dec. 18, 2025
Experts have previously warned the potential for AI chatbots to make things up, be overly-encouraging, and feign empathy can pose risks to young and vulnerable people.
From BBC β Oct. 29, 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 β Apr. 8, 2025
It was easiest to feign sleep; Harry rolled over onto his side and listened to all the curtains closing themselves as she waved her wand.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
She feigns outrage loudly, according to people who like her, and yells maniacally, according to people who don’t.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 5, 2026
Like everything else in the movie, it’s artifice that feigns at being fact.
From Los Angeles Times β Feb. 26, 2025
When I confront the group of boys, one feigns innocence, claiming he’d been speaking to his friend.
From BBC β Nov. 9, 2024
Miranda feigns being open, but she'd rather shape Che's world to her liking instead of fulfilling the reason for her move to L.A., the purpose of which was to be in her lover's world.
From Salon β Jul. 9, 2023
While Jasper, his spaniel ears a-droop, feigns indifference to the arrival of the cakes.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Once you’ve filled out your W-4 and feigned attentiveness during HR trainings, your new boss will start emailing you with tasks.
From The Wall Street Journal β May 14, 2026
“Go on,” Johnson says with a feigned seriousness.
From Los Angeles Times β Jun. 4, 2025
For real — not like the astonishment Zoë Kravitz feigned in a Golden Globes-set episode of “The Studio,” faking disbelief at the podium when she knew all along that she was going to win.
From Los Angeles Times β May 27, 2025
When a press release informed me Howie had scheduled a brief homecoming, I feigned a news hook: If I could interview him by phone, I would write a feature about "Stuck Rubber Baby."
From Salon β Feb. 9, 2025
So that night I feigned a flulike illness and locked myself in my room, then slipped out the window and climbed down a drainpipe to the ground.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
Manager Dave Roberts and his pitching coaches haven’t been particularly forthcoming, either, feigning ignorance about the glove that looks as big as Sasaki’s head.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 29, 2026
Spaeny: It’s what every actor is thinking except they’re feigning ...
From Los Angeles Times β May 27, 2026
However, the “Hannah Montana” star did not end her mockery there—going on to accuse Cooper of feigning innocence about the proximity of their properties.
From MarketWatch β Mar. 31, 2026
Crisis actor is a derogatory label used by conspiracy theorists to allege that someone is deceiving the public -- feigning injuries or death -- while posing as a victim of a tragic event.
From Barron's β Dec. 16, 2025
Finally, feigning indifference, he pointed to the wreath and grumbled to Roger Morris, “Where’d you get the hay?”
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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