pretended
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Simpson, from Aberdeen, admitted that he had pretended to employees that he was a medical student who was authorised to be in the hospital.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 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
Then he headed back to barracks, where he sat with the surviving troops and pretended he had suffered a concussion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Pressed — surely she’s pretended to be sick to get out of a party? — she concedes she has, explaining that she thought he meant the criminal case against her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Clara pretended to swipe the credit card, to give herself some time.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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