pretext
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“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
The Prince Group spokesman said the allegations by the U.S. and other countries against Chen and his companies are false and a pretext for seizing their assets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Under this pretext, without showing his aspiration for imperial power, he moved his army to Rome, and was in Italy before his departure was known.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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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