pretext
US /ˈpriˌtɛkst/
・UK /'pri:tekst/
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n.NounReason given to hide the real reason for something
He sent away the reporters under the pretext of maintaining order
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The Complete History of the Second World War | World War II Documentary | Part 1
- This was then used as a pretext to invade the country and Japan would occupy the land there until liberated by the Allies in 1945.
This was then used as a pretext to invade the country and Japan would occupy the land there until liberated by the Allies in 1945.
- This was then used as a pretext to invade the country and Japan would occupy the land there until liberated by the Allies in 1945
This was then used as a pretext to invade the country and Japan would occupy the land there until liberated by the Allies in 1945
Universal Basic Income | Pros and Cons | UBI
- Automation may be seen as a boogeyman used as a pretext for the UBI.
Automation may be seen as a boogeyman used as a pretext for the UBI.
- Automation may be seen as a boogeyman used
as a pretext for the UBI.
Automation may be seen as a boogeyman used as a pretext for the UBI.
Ex-JAG Officer: Hegseth not being in room for strikes is hard to believe
- I mean, I think one of the big question marks here is, is this a pretext for regime change?
I mean, I think one of the big question marks here is, is this a pretext for regime change?
- I mean, I think one of the big question marks here is, is this a pretext for regime change?
I mean, I think one of the big question marks here is, is this a pretext for regime change?
Is Trump putting Greenlanders off? | DW News
- The Europeans just don't believe there are as many as Donald Trump says there are and that they sort of behind closed doors, believe that this is the pretext that Donald Trump wants to use to try and, and, and
The Europeans just don't believe there are as many as Donald Trump says there are and that they sort of behind closed doors, believe that this is the pretext that Donald Trump wants to use to try and, and, and
- and that they sort of, behind closed doors, believe that this is the pretext that Donald Trump wants to use to try and take Greenland.
and that they sort of, behind closed doors, believe that this is the pretext that Donald Trump wants to use to try and take Greenland.
The Shawshank Redemption
- Andy's new job is a pretext for him to begin managing financial matters for the prison employees.
Andy's new job is a pretext for him to begin managing financial matters for the prison employees.
- new job is a pretext for him to begin managing financial matters for the prison employees.
new job is a pretext for him to begin managing financial matters for the prison employees.
Tintin and the Manchurian Incident - In the Shadow of Tintin
- The Japanese blamed Chinese troops as a pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria.
The Japanese blamed Chinese troops as a pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria.
- The Japanese blamed Chinese troups as a pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria.
The Japanese blamed Chinese troups as a pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria.
Is ADHD Real? Mental Illness: Real Disease or Big Pharma Lie? Truth About DSM. Psychiatry Facts
- And this brings up an interesting point: when we punish a child or arrest an adult, we do so under the pretext that they are responsible for their actions.
And this brings up an interesting point: when we punish a child or arrest an adult, we do so under the pretext that they are responsible for their actions.
- we do so under the pretext that they are responsible for their actions
we do so under the pretext that they are responsible for their actions
"What Can We Get Away With?" - Chris Hayes Identifies The Trump Administration's Operating Principle
- And I say that because there are conservatives, Republicans, all sorts of people I disagree with who I've dealt with in public life and debated and had on my show who do make good faith arguments, who aren't just slinging pretext, who aren't just totally mired in this kind of gaslighting.
And I say that because there are conservatives, Republicans, all sorts of people I disagree with who I've dealt with in public life and debated and had on my show who do make good faith arguments, who aren't just slinging pretext, who aren't just totally mired in this kind of gaslighting.
- And I say that because there are conservatives, Republicans, all sorts of people I disagree with, who I've dealt with in public life and debated and had on my show, who do make good faith arguments, who aren't just slinging pretext, who aren't just totally mired in this kind of gaslighting.
And I say that because there are conservatives, Republicans, all sorts of people I disagree with, who I've dealt with in public life and debated and had on my show, who do make good faith arguments, who aren't just slinging pretext, who aren't just totally mired in this kind of gaslighting.
President Trump names Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve Chair
- The Justice Department is now conducting a probe into renovation cost overruns at the central bank's headquarters, a move Powell has denounced as a pretext to pressure him on policy.
The Justice Department is now conducting a probe into renovation cost overruns at the central bank's headquarters, a move Powell has denounced as a pretext to pressure him on policy.
- The Justice Department is now conducting a probe into renovation cost overruns at the central bank's headquarters, a move Powell has denounced as a, quote, "pretext" to pressure him on policy.
The Justice Department is now conducting a probe into renovation cost overruns at the central bank's headquarters, a move Powell has denounced as a, quote, "pretext" to pressure him on policy.
"A Descent Into Barbarism" - Sen. Sanders On Stephen Miller's Might-Makes-Right Worldview
- If you, under no for no pretext, can invade and attack another country, the United States can no longer say to any other country on Earth that you can't do that, all right?
If you, under no for no pretext, can invade and attack another country, the United States can no longer say to any other country on Earth that you can't do that, all right?
- For no pretext, can invade and attack another country, the United States can no longer say to any other country on earth that you can't do that.
For no pretext, can invade and attack another country, the United States can no longer say to any other country on earth that you can't do that.