pose as
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In many cases, according to the warning, the Chinese intelligence agents pose as representatives for legitimate-looking “cover” companies purporting to be outside of China.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
The jacket photo of “To Absent Friends,” which features Welty and Lyell in a theatrical pose, as if they were matinee idols, hints at the kind of personal theater in which they indulged as 20-somethings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
Findley, 54, used several aliases to pose as the bogus lender, and threatened to foreclose on Graceland and auction the compound – unless the Presley family settled the claim for $2.85m.
From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025
It wouldn’t pose as much of a problem if she weren’t such a social being.
From Salon • Aug. 18, 2025
No undercover wizard would have chosen to pose as a Magizoologist at that period.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
