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The alleged violations of the convention "are a stain on our collective conscience and it would be irresponsible to pretend that it is not our business," Jallow said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

“I’m not going to pretend I’ve followed all the advice myself yet. Maybe I can come back on the show in a little bit and I can update you on how that’s going?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

The double standard has always been there, but now it’s too obvious to pretend away or disguise.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

That moment is exactly why rights holders have a duty to push back against any attempts for AI companies to pretend their chatbots are included in the old chestnut that “great artists steal.”

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

Like maybe we might talk, or I might say hey back, that we might pretend we never fought and go eat lunch together.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Instead, it muddies the waters and pretends to be deep.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

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

“He’s not crazy, he only pretends to be” isn’t a viable defense in the real world.

From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2026

The happy-go-lucky Anne laughs, gives a flippant reply, shrugs her shoulders and pretends she doesn’t give a darn.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

He slipped on the back steps last winter, and we both pretended it didn’t scare us, but he could have just as easily slipped on another stairwell.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

"They pretended to be big players in the PPE market. They pretended to have PPE for sale and to be able to buy vast amounts of it," Bisgrove added.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Also this year, Cohen’s press officer secretly was recorded by a woman who pretended to be on a date with him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Having pretended to die in battle to test the loyalty of his sons, he returns home to find them both in love with Aspasia, his fiancée.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

She whimpered as her mother pretended to wipe away tears.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Fielder is left wondering whether she’s genuinely unaware of the deal Evans negotiated or merely pretending not to know.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

The phone call had come from Amacher—the man now complaining the situation has been blown out of proportion—who said he had called the center, pretending to be a member of Talarico’s family.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Just quit pretending they are a separate bet from oil, and ask your portfolio three questions.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

In one, she holds up a finger covered in red marker to look like blood, pretending to be a patient who asks how much stitches will cost, and is later shocked by the bill.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

They aren’t asking me to move to Reno or pretending to be ghosts.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy