acting as

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Living in separate homes, acting as if your house is a teenage crash pad and refusing to make any changes to his habits treats you like girlfriend/boyfriend rather than husband/wife.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

In May, Eileen Wang, a former mayor of Arcadia, Calif., agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent of China for actions she took before entering public office.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

He also expects Apple to launch an independent Siri app that functions similarly to other AI apps by acting as an “interface for text, voice, and attachments.”

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

With two black holes acting as gravitational lenses, the region where extreme magnification can occur becomes much larger.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

He looked like the same boy she had always known, but he was acting as if he were as powerful as the Sea King.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin