pretext
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They were going to court for hearings they had to attend, then getting scooped up under a pretext that itself turned out to be a lie.
From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026
Prosecutors say the first team of Russian operatives arrived in Angola's capital, Luanda, in 2024 under the pretext of opening a Russian cultural centre, a project that never materialised.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
“They use it as a pretext, even in regions where there is no such danger.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
“It’s all pretext and obfuscation when the real agenda is rejecting conventional science and serving a predetermined anti-vaccine agenda,” Richard Hughes IV, a law professor at George Washington University, told The Guardian.
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026
Get the heads of all the noble houses out of their pyramids on some pretext, Daario had said.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing pretext
Animal Farm
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Grade 11, List 2
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