The pay package would also include nearly $538 million in equity and $44 million in perquisites and benefits.
—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
17 Dec. 2025
Barber characterized the shift as a significant reversal from the cost-cutting approach that has dominated executive benefits and perquisites since the early 2000s and the 2008 financial crisis.
The speed and scale of AI transformation is accelerating at a time when the country is deeply divided about education, entitlements, and the role of government.
—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
Unlike discretionary grants, these programs are mandatory entitlements under federal law.
Traditionally, Oscars hosts have been at their best when puncturing the pretensions of the stars in attendance, but for the most part, host Conan O’Brien bought into their sense of their own righteousness.
—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
By the early 1950s, many clerics had come to see the Pahlavi monarchy, for all its secular pretensions, as a manageable partner.
Court records said Dintaman, 47, pleaded guilty last October to one count each of conspiracy to commit false pretenses over $100,000, uttering and publishing, forgery and using a computer to commit a crime.
—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
And Trump, of course, is not—despite his pretenses otherwise—the sole decider here.
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.