mock
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When they held a mock negotiation at the end of the summer, three of the four finalists were from the group that did the simulations, says Megan Ma, the lab’s executive director.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth separately appeared to mock the physical appearance of a Canadian soldier on social media.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is under fire in Canada for a social media post that appears to mock members of the country's cadet youth programme.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
The influencer said when people find out that she listens to Owens, they often mock her and call her a conspiracy theorist.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
“On weekends, we went on overnight hikes, slept in tents, fought mock battles, and marched to the beat of the parade-corps drums,” he said.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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This mocks the intent of the push to end Unifil, given force by the U.N.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
In fact, Anthropic, which is behind the Claude AI chatbot, indirectly mocks OpenAI’s ChatGPT in its ad.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 6, 2026
She identifies herself as a U.S. citizen and lightly mocks Ross for filming their license plates.
From Slate ● Jan. 9, 2026
She openly mocks her fellow residents with derogatory nicknames, but her outward bravado belies her backstory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2025
“My favorite is baklava,” he mocks me with a fake accent and laughs.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
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The political editor of KSDK-TV in St. Louis, Schmitt’s home market, mocked him openly for the mistake.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
He then mocked one of the main topics of this year’s General Assembly—an effort to put restraints on artificial intelligence, which Trump said should be called superintelligence, because the word artificial makes it sound “fake.”
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
The Illinois governor, whose weight has been repeatedly mocked by President Trump, said he has lost 80 pounds on GLP-1 medication following a diabetes diagnosis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
My career was insulted, and I was mocked for fumbling around while attempting to juice a pineapple with a woefully inadequate kitchen utensil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Officers who lent their strength to help an inmate were openly mocked.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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Saudi Arabia has yet to comment on Sunday's claimed attack, but has previously dismissed some claims as misleading, mocking the Houthis for "chasing imaginary victories".
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
"They don't have enough land," he said, mocking Russia -- the world's largest country.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
His longtime girlfriend had just broken up with him, his teammates were mocking him behind his back and, at 23, he had crossed the line from prospect to liability.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
The U.S. defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, posted a photo on social media of two young women at a Canadian cadet training center that was interpreted as mocking their weight and gender.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
He turned and fled up the corridor, Artemis Fowl’s mocking tones carrying down the metal funnel.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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