pass as

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The strait is the only sea passage from the Gulf towards the Indian Ocean, through which nearly a quarter of the world's seaborne oil supplies pass, as well as a significant amount of cargo.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

On the face of it, and at the speed most people scroll, they could pass as pretty convincing.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

But then neither is Kate; she has a good enough moral sense to pass as a hero, but the exquisite tension of “The Diplomat” is almost always between the lesser of two evils.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

All things must pass, as George Harrison observed, and individual popularity was fleeting after the Beatles disbanded in 1970.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

“That’s a fairly correct analysis of the situation,” Ladd Devine said with what tried to be, but failed to pass as, a wry grin.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols