pretend
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“For-profit providers are part of the youth baseball economy and we should not pretend that they have no effect on what families spend,” said Greg Casterioto, a spokesman for Perfect Game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Of course, Cumming is still happy to put on a glittery outfit, amp up his Scottish accent and pretend to be the lord of the castle on “The Traitors.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
And this "enabled the club to pretend that such funds represented operating income".
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Herzog doesn’t have the answer to that question, and he doesn’t pretend to.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
I don’t want to call them by their other names or pretend to be happy or thankful that they did anything remotely good for me, when in reality, their “help” has ruined my life.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
The case not only ignores these major competitors in the theatrical market but also pretends this market represents the entirety of the competitive playing field.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
"He is not happy, he pretends he is happy," said Tamim.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
The bot’s final product is exactly that: an essay that pretends to divulge, to confess, to promise, and to portray.
From Slate ● Mar. 20, 2026
Rhonda had fallen victim to what is known as impersonation scam, where a fraudster pretends to be from a bank or other financial institution.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
When I ask her a question, she nods or grunts or pretends she doesn’t hear.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
Also this year, Cohen’s press officer secretly was recorded by a woman who pretended to be on a date with him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
He then pretended to board the old Air Force One, only to secretly switch planes by hiding in a refueling truck, due to security threats.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Instead, Owens pretended there are numerous holes in the case.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
“This is the start of the hard phase and I have never pretended otherwise,” Mladenov said on Monday on social media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Jonah pretended to trip, stumbling against Katherine’s back.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
He said as his following has grown on social media, so have the fake accounts pretending to be him.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
In one, she holds up a finger covered in red marker to look like blood, pretending to be a patient who asks how much stitches will cost, and is later shocked by the bill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
It’s more money for more stuff, when you should be at least pretending to care about the future.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Learning how to fall and pretending you have superpowers can’t cancel out physics.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Claire toyed with me for all of recess, pretending to be up to nothing.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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"Eleven"
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"Eleven," Vocabulary from the short story
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"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll, Chapters 1–3
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