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During that period Finegan, who taught and worked at the college, molested him under the guise of providing pastoral care, it was claimed.

From BBC

Even the world’s most popular podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience,” is centered in large part on people who don’t know what they’re talking about arguing with each other under the guise of debate.

From Salon

It was a declaration of war, on an American city, by a sitting president, under the guise of a harmless meme.

But in “Shucked,” the hilarious countrified musical that brought “Hee Haw”-style comedy in a modern guise to Broadway, corn finally gets top billing.

“Democrats are rushing this through under the guise of urgency,” Jones said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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