pretender
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Reza Pahlavi, the eldest son of the last shah of Iran and pretender to the throne, was a scheduled speaker, and the event was packed with Iranian monarchists.
From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2026
Like many previous movies about those who ply that physical trade, “Rental Family” explores the anguish of a paid pretender troubled by increasingly genuine feelings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
Artists can sniff out genius from fakes, and Thanos sure looks like a parody of a pretender T.O.P. has encountered in the wild.
From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2025
Daniel Dubois was the heavyweight champion lacking a crowning moment, but on Saturday the young pretender from Greenwich legitimised his reign.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2024
The ironbom were the enemies of the northern lords this Baratheon pretender needed desperately.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Arsenal have been the great pretenders to the Premier League title in recent years, finishing second in the past three seasons.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2026
“Paul is building something special with a two-track career driven by his passion and an unrelenting quality that separates the pretenders from the contenders,” MLW Founder and CEO Court Bauer said.
From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2024
Corny posers and pretenders didn’t care about sneakers the way we did; that feeling of opening up a box of new Jordan’s was something that we owned.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2024
The 36-year-old Serb, looking to create history by winning a 24th Grand Slam singles title to match Margaret Court's all-time record, has seen off a host of young pretenders over recent years.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2023
Our house—the Novis family—we are great pretenders and defenders.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
