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Consumers will benefit from an end to so-called subscription traps and a crackdown on "pretend prices", Andy Burnham has said.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

Picture-perfect, Mozart-drunk Salzburg can’t pretend everything is fine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Jamil later defended her post, pointing to the “young girls” who are watching the situation unfold, adding, “We don’t have to pretend we are blind because it’s a pop star.”

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

All of these companies have warned consumers that bad actors will continue to pretend to be something they’re not.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

I turn away from them, pretend like I’m putting on deodorant, and slip the mysterious postcard from my waistband.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

In other words, European rearmament will take time, and nobody even pretends that European troops are today fully prepared to replace American brigades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

"He is not happy, he pretends he is happy," said Tamim.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

Under the blazing Vegas sun, giant billboards advertise "Live Enhanced" as the baritone voice of a sports announcer pretends to introduce British swimmer Ben Proud and other athletes.

From BBC ● May 23, 2026

Following Mozart’s successful debut at court, Salieri cozies up to him and pretends to aid his cause.

From Salon ● May 16, 2026

“Byrd hums. Emmett pretends he’s on Broadway. But for you, they wished they could sing like Frank. We always wish the hardest and work the darnedest for our family,” she says.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

Rand pretended to be me and I pretended to be Rand,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

In response to a separate question about political disquiet, Forbes said that "politicians have pretended to be able to deliver utopia for too long".

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

“Toy Story” and its four sequels encouraged imagination and playfulness by giving toys the same kinds of personalities that children pretended the toys already had, sending them on adventures big and small.

From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026

It’s been widely reported that in the ’80s and ’90s, Trump sometimes pretended to be his own publicist, John Barron, when talking to reporters.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

I even said good-bye to the almond tree where I pretended my parents were buried.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

New British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Tuesday confirmed he had exchanged messages with someone pretending to be US President Donald Trump's chief of staff.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Lord Cameron also exchanged some text messages with the impersonator pretending to be Poroshenko, who was president of Ukraine between 2014 and 2019.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

There was joy in pretending this was a complete coincidence and not a highly probable event; these were all ladies with bangs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

That wasn’t the plan — no one in the Ramones, their management or their record company was pretending that commercial success wasn’t important to them.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026

“I like you. I wasn’t pretending about that. I didn’t have any intention of getting married. To anyone, no matter how many guys my parents pushed on me.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu