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Recent Examples of fig leaf
This leaves some experts questioning whether AI could be serving as a fig leaf for companies that are laying off employees for old-fashioned reasons, such as financial underperformance or global economic uncertainty.
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Jared Perlo, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
New Zealand Christmas trees, fig leaf plants and paspalum grass accent the outdoor living space.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
His leadership team began weighing whether to offer Democrats a stand-alone vote on the expiring Obamacare subsidies around a week after funding lapsed, something Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) rejected as a fig leaf.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2025
The fig leaf conditional nature of the requirement makes little difference.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
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Jared Perlo, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
New Zealand Christmas trees, fig leaf plants and paspalum grass accent the outdoor living space.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
His leadership team began weighing whether to offer Democrats a stand-alone vote on the expiring Obamacare subsidies around a week after funding lapsed, something Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) rejected as a fig leaf.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2025
The fig leaf conditional nature of the requirement makes little difference.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fig leaf
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The Swedish government has come up with some drastically different economic figures on Russia that make the Kremlin’s official data seem like a Potemkin village.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
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But when Microsoft built the Potemkin village that is Copilot and charged for it, well, no thank you.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
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Until our economic report cards measure the financial security of the people who do the work, a booming stock market is just a number on a screen, one that means nothing to the man fixing your AC in the Florida heat.—
Kam Shenai,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 June 2026
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Cinepolis is serving as distributor, which means that the release is not limited to their screens.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 June 2026
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Officials cited the heat shield concerns as part of the need to add additional testing in space to the Artemis timeline.—
Margaret Landis,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
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Pro-Kremlin newspapers reported it, with some praising the performance of air defenses while noting that the strike highlighted the need to further strengthen the defensive shield around the capital.—
Barry Hatton,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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In some position groups — receiver, tight end, edge rushers, cornerback and safeties to be specific — the blind is leading the blind because there is no veteran presence in those rooms.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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The large slats of shutters might be easier to vacuum than those of mini blinds or even cellular shades, so make a plan based on your window blind type and style.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Fig leaf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fig%20leaf. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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