Example Sentences

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Voluntary sharing of frontier models with government evaluators creates accountability without pretending to control global development.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The complaint was submitted by Barry Minkow, a convicted fraudster turned self-styled whistle-blower, who gathered material for the report by pretending to be a potential investor.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

This does not mean pretending $100-plus oil is harmless.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

“People love to manufacture the drama of pretending that I’m claiming it,” Parsons says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

“Formal attire requested”? “There will be dancing on the terrace”? “Regrets only”? Then she sighed and put down her pen, for the spell of pretending was broken.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood