pose as
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It follows a BBC investigation earlier this year which revealed that law firms and advisers were helping migrants pose as gay in an effort to get asylum.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
The company allegedly paid a university professor to pose as a researcher interested in a company’s memory devices, when the real purpose was to obtain a chip so Huawei could copy it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Platforms would also be required to assess the risks they pose as well as report on how those dangers are being reduced, and penalties would be introduced for companies that fail to comply.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
They then pose as reputable financial institutions, lawyers, bankers or estate officials, claiming that a wealthy person with your surname has died and imply that they may have left you a substantial inheritance.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
My plan to pose as an aide shriveled in an instant, along with most of my memorized English.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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