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pretext

[pree-tekst] / ˈpri tɛkst /


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“I guess it can be seen as a pretext for the album. Just … be sweet,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

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

He watched his chance and stooped close beside Heqet on the pretext of helping him stoke an oven.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw




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