pretext
Example Sentences
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“They use it as a pretext, even in regions where there is no such danger.”
Powell responded with a public video, calling the subpoenas a “pretext” and rejecting any connection to construction costs or his testimony.
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"To sentence my 69-year-old father under the pretext that his actions lowered the 'likelihood' of my return to stand trial is not justice; it is a judicial farce," she said.
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China has said the allegations were "outright lies" and a pretext for the United States to resume nuclear testing.
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Powell called the DOJ’s reasoning a mere “pretext” in a statement released Jan. 11.
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