pretense
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He was instead dispensing with even the pretense that he was open to hearing the Obama administration’s arguments.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
Pitino has made a smooth transition to college basketball’s wild new order, in which the pretense of amateurism has been abandoned and the transfer portal reshapes the roster every 12 months.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
This is the kind of art that would find a suitable home in a crypto king’s Miami mansion, and whose pretense of depth can’t conceal its wallowing in the shallows.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
It was an uncompromising response without any pretense the administration would rely on independent investigations of the event, video of which quickly circulated online, gripping the nation.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
“Beaky’s gettin a bit depressed,” Hagrid told them, bending low on the pretense of checking that Harry’s flobberworm was still alive.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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