pretended
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Each side denied—or pretended not to notice—how much business it was doing with the enemy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
He said her friends had not seen her for some time, but Gordon had lied to them for more than 18 months about her whereabouts and pretended to be her on email and phone messages.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
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
There was no one in sight, so I pretended I hadn’t heard him and left the door open, then went to the window as if I was drawn there by the view.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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