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When starting the car there was sometimes a lengthy wait for the infotainment to boot up, as if the hardware wasn't quite powerful enough for the software stack on top.
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ArsTechnica, 1 May 2025
There are other reasons this year’s zone feels to players as if it’s gotten tighter.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The statistics seemed sound, the application seemed relevant and the quotes were ideal, as if they were tailored to my request.
—Cory McNeley, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Boos rained down from the rafters as if the Las Vegas Raiders blew a playoff game.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 1 May 2025
There are other reasons this year’s zone feels to players as if it’s gotten tighter.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The statistics seemed sound, the application seemed relevant and the quotes were ideal, as if they were tailored to my request.
—Cory McNeley, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Boos rained down from the rafters as if the Las Vegas Raiders blew a playoff game.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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“As if.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/as%20if. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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