pretense
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Rubio added that the Nicaraguan leader and his wife, Rosario Murillo, whom Ortega named as his "co-president" in February 2025, had "abandoned even the pretense of popular consent".
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Eschewing any pretense of modesty, he says the Kennedy decision was a dead letter.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
In the film’s staggering final moments, Spielberg sheds every remaining pretense for the sake of one last plea.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
For those of my generation who were fortunate enough to go to college, it did expose much of the pretense of higher education and made us admit as much.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
Eventually he stopped with all pretense of auditioning or looking for a job.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
After learning that his client couldn’t locate her husband, Rodriguez admitted to obtaining a warrant in July 2022 under false pretenses in order to find him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Barofsky said Fain declared under false pretenses that Boyer had been derelict in his duties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
“In cases where people buy properties sight unseen, it would be a stronger case that they made that contract under misleading pretenses and for it to be null and void,” Leben said.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2025
Despite the Oscars being more global and diverse than ever, it seems like Academy voters have yet to shed their pretenses when considering truly noteworthy work that doesn’t fall neatly into a box.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2025
The Jefferson style was to evade, maintain pretenses, then convince himself that all was well.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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