dissemble

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Recent Examples of dissemble The defense of Putin’s regime has been offered by people operating as literary critics, ever disassembling and dissembling. Timothy Snyder, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022 That same week, Altman made headlines at a Senate hearing by asking to be regulated — wowing senators who were more accustomed to tech CEOs dissembling or responding evasively to questions. Brian Fung, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024 That year, with 23,000 U.S. troops in Vietnam, the administration was still dissembling about the American role in the war. Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024 As are Philip and Elizabeth Jennings, always knowing the precise right play: who’s dissembling, where’s the weak spot. Laura Kipnis, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for dissemble 
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Verb
  • Some staffers pretended to call on behalf of a depressed relative.
    Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Keeping your account also prevents anyone from taking your username (and maybe pretending to be you).
    David Nield, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Named after the Byzantine Generals Problem, BFT addresses the fundamental challenge of maintaining system integrity in environments where trust cannot be assumed.
    Gary Weinstein, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The party instead relies on framing Republicans as racist or assuming immigration policy alone determines how immigrants vote.
    Basel Touchan, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • The bear costume, with brown fur, a head shaped like a bear’s, paws and metal hand tools to simulate claw marks, was found in the suspects’ home, officials said.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • For example, the malware can simulate actions that a user would normally take, such as toggling settings or responding to prompts.
    Lars Daniel, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024

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