pretext
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But some industry watchers say firms are using the technology as a pretext for other cost-cutting.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Director Jon Favreau’s film, which he wrote with Dave Filoni and Noah Kloor, features a grindingly simple plot that provides the weakest possible pretext to staple together a series of uninspired monster and droid fights.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
"Why affect almost 23 million students under this absurd pretext?"
From BBC • May 9, 2026
But advocates for unaccompanied minors feel differently, calling them a pretext to locate and deport children and their families.
From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026
Under this pretext, without showing his aspiration for imperial power, he moved his army to Rome, and was in Italy before his departure was known.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
Vocabulary lists containing pretext
Animal Farm
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Grade 11, List 2
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