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There was a shift in tempo, as if the day was beginning rather than ending.
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Taran Khan, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
Each of its claustrophobic acts is named after a hotel, as if the story were being staged in traditional, walled settings.
—Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Dancers meet up and run by as if in an urban setting — Manhattan hustle?
—Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Yet freshwater fish are still too often managed at a local or national scale, as if rivers and fish movements stop at political boundaries.
—Zeb Hogan, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
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Taran Khan, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
Each of its claustrophobic acts is named after a hotel, as if the story were being staged in traditional, walled settings.
—Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Dancers meet up and run by as if in an urban setting — Manhattan hustle?
—Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Yet freshwater fish are still too often managed at a local or national scale, as if rivers and fish movements stop at political boundaries.
—Zeb Hogan, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
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“As if.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/as%20if. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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