pretext
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We still see this in so many cases involving the Fourth Amendment, when police use the alleged smell of marijuana as a pretext for an illegal search.
From Slate • Jun. 18, 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
His first choice of prime minister was also dismissed by the courts on a seemingly trivial pretext.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
All he did was try to maintain a certain distance, on the pretext of being a hopeless bachelor when it came to matters of the heart.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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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