pretended
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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
She pretended to be a distressed mother and argued hysterically that it was their job to find him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 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
The mood was perhaps best summed up at the face-off, when Joshua smiled and pretended to tickle Fury's stomach.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
This is a woman who had wanted to be a nun once upon a time, who had pretended to be Joan of Arc.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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