pretext
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We still see this in so many cases involving the Fourth Amendment, when police use the alleged smell of marijuana as a pretext for an illegal search.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
“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
His first choice of prime minister was also dismissed by the courts on a seemingly trivial pretext.
From BBC ● May 10, 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
He is facing his own criminal probe related to cost overruns during renovations of Fed properties - concerns he has called "pretexts".
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026
In his video statement Sunday, Powell dismissed the renovation and testimony as "pretexts".
From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026
Ayala says she believes he was looking for pretexts to evict her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2024
In Philadelphia, for example, after the aforementioned drop in citations, the city decided to phase out police enforcement of minor traffic violations, including dubious pretexts like “rearview mirror decorations.”
From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2023
Clothes and money are sometimes procured under false pretexts.
From Gleanings by the Way by Clark, John A.
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