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masqueraded

verb

past tense of masquerade

as in posed

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Reservoirs in the country were 28% short of full capacity at the end of September and posed a risk to winter crops, according to a report by Nomura on Monday.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
The actors walked the red carpet and posed for photos, including a few with Beard and his father.

— Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026

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According to court documents, between February 2024 and April 2025, Liu and other co-conspirators impersonated government officials to scam victims.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026
The agents also allegedly impersonated a moderator on the wiki, using an identical Cyrillic е character in the admin's username instead of the Latin one.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2026

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Appearing alongside Fry are Elfman, Beach, Jessica Sula, Maria Zhang and Luke Kleintank, the latter of whom also acted in Bones, though his time on that show did not overlap with Fry.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Her breakdancing and pop-and-lock dancing background also played a role throughout the show, as her moves alongside her all-male dancing troupe acted as an additional instrument.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026

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Those emotions certainly were appropriate following Miami’s closer-than-expected 15-10 loss in Minnesota on Sunday, a game in which the defense played valiantly and Ollie Gordon reached the 100-yard mark.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
The reporting on such matters is well-established, in the stories of Wall Street Journal journalist Jeff Horwitz (played here by Jeremy Allen White) and many others.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

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