pretended
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Each side denied—or pretended not to notice—how much business it was doing with the enemy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
At Thanksgiving, he dozed off at the table, and the kids pretended not to notice.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
Simpson, from Aberdeen, admitted that he had pretended to employees that he was a medical student who was authorised to be in the hospital.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
She pretended to be a distressed mother and argued hysterically that it was their job to find him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Does that mean your sister was someone who pretended to be a whatnot, too?”
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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