pretense
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The movie also does for food something like what “Sideways” did for wine, though it opposes culinary pretense with its depiction of modest, unheralded excellence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
It is supplying the constitutional context and stripping away the pretense courts so often cling to when they want to stay out of the fray.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Rubio added that the Nicaraguan leader and his wife, Rosario Murillo, whom Ortega named as his "co-president" in February 2025, had "abandoned even the pretense of popular consent".
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
But with the documentary, we just were open and there was no pretense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
The captain was piqued, but managed to carry on with a pretense of optimism.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Barofsky said Fain declared under false pretenses that Boyer had been derelict in his duties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Both suspects were arrested following the search and now face multiple felony charges, including grand theft, receiving stolen property and theft by false pretenses, according to authorities.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
“In cases where people buy properties sight unseen, it would be a stronger case that they made that contract under misleading pretenses and for it to be null and void,” Leben said.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2025
This time around, there are no more pretenses.
From Salon ● May 9, 2025
She had no compunctions about the lie and getting the doll under false pretenses.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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