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Some countries in the region are welcoming the military taking on a more civilian guise, said Nicholas Coppel, a former Australian ambassador to Myanmar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

"Uttering such words under the guise of a 'joke' or humour does not mitigate this discourtesy displayed toward our women and a specific segment of our society," he wrote.

From Barron's ● Jun. 6, 2026

Two officers were sent to the address Alex was working at under the guise they were looking for a missing car.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

Just this week, Disney announced sizable layoffs under the guise of “streamlining operations,” canning a large percentage of Marvel’s award-winning visual effects team that has been with the studio for years.

From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2026

The former sheriff showed up, in the guise of an elderly, quiet cattleman from Texas.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

The Dartford college, in various guises, trained teachers until the 1980s.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Berenger, a character who appears in different guises in several of his plays, is Ionesco’s version of Everyman.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

Invasive species came in all guises: foreign pestilence, foreign capital, and the developers.

From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026

And at Althuis Hofland Fine Arts, Kazakh artist Waldemar Zimbelmann offers viewers a slinky series of self-portraits in which the artist twists, spins and transforms himself in a series of highly textured guises.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025

"The work I do does not permit me to travel the streets amid a column of knights. So when I leave the castle, I adopt more suitable guises, and thus live to serve you longer."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

You may believe you deserve your family’s love only when you are acting in ways they support, but real love should never be guised as fear or control.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 19, 2023

But for all the circusy bravado of the opening montage, this movie is neither trickle-down treat nor bacchanal guised as bromide, but rather an interrogation of an era defined by an obsession with wealth.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2018

Corden approached the subject guised as a recap of the awards show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2017

It showed an excruciatingly ill-at-ease Mr. Segel guised as Wallace circa the mid-’90s — in granny glasses and a bandanna — wearing an expression that seemed to say, “I shouldn’t be here at all.”

From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2015

No sooner had Northern armies touched Southern soil than this old question, newly guised, sprang from the earth,—What shall be done with Negroes?

From The Souls of Black Folk by Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt)

"If you look at the origins of lots of the things about Halloween they come from here. Carving turnips, guising, wearing masks to scare off creatures," Evelyn said.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2023

In Scotland and other parts of Britain, the practice of "guising," putting on a small performance in exchange for a sweet treat or change, has been a Halloween tradition since the 16th century.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2021

In guidance issued a week ahead of 31 October, people have been told guising and parties are not encouraged.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2020

The announcement of the guidance follows comments by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Thursday, who said it was "not safe" for guising to be allowed this year, due to Covid-19.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2020

Lord Grimsby was trying to recall if ever he had heard of the devil guising himself as a young red-headed girl, covering himself, from horned head to cloven hoof, in azure velvet.

From Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 by Various