pretense
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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
Eschewing any pretense of modesty, he says the Kennedy decision was a dead letter.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
This year, McVay avoided any pretense of suspense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
He was instead dispensing with even the pretense that he was open to hearing the Obama administration’s arguments.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2026
When Julia went home to Chicago, I stopped trying to fool people with my pretense of being okay.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
Jiaying Chen, 33, admitted to one count of bigamy and one count of obtaining money under false pretenses in a plea agreement filed in Clark County District Court on Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
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
But that news is tempered by the drumbeat of reports from the other end of the airport, where scores of arriving travelers have been detained in frightening conditions and under flimsy pretenses.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 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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