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Colton said she could not have imagined such a possibility when she sat in school, feigning that she had no answers to teachers’ questions simply because she could not see the board.

And yet, many also practice the human tendency of feigning blindness concerning topics too unpleasant to confront directly.

“Oh, that? Don’t know what you’re talking about,” Texans tight end Dalton Schultz said, feigning ignorance before easing into a wide smile.

Another couple tried on foot, feigning oblivion to the officers blocking the road.

Right-wing commentators spent an entire day feigning outrage that ABC’s debate moderators dared to challenge at least a few of the ex-president’s blatantly false assertions.