pretext
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Eventually, they flew her to Ahmedabad under the pretext of visiting a sick relative.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
“I guess it can be seen as a pretext for the album. Just … be sweet,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
But some industry watchers say firms are using the technology as a pretext for other cost-cutting.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
That juror, Myra Crosby, has said Hill pressed her about her doubts about the prosecution’s case, then used bogus social-media posts as a pretext for engineering her ouster.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
He watched his chance and stooped close beside Heqet on the pretext of helping him stoke an oven.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Vocabulary lists containing pretext
Animal Farm
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Unit 1: Telling Details
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Grade 11, List 2
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