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pretended

[pri-ten-did] / prɪˈtɛn dɪd /


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He then pretended to board the old Air Force One, only to secretly switch planes by hiding in a refueling truck, due to security threats.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

“This is the start of the hard phase and I have never pretended otherwise,” Mladenov said on Monday on social media.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

He pretended the money was for "football equipment, council liabilities, Companies House fees, charity registration costs and business penalties".

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Rand pretended to be me and I pretended to be Rand,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Was she playing dumb earlier when she pretended like she’d never seen the thing before?

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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