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Recent Examples of fig leafMeanwhile, another lush option is a fig leaf folded into the Ledena cuff.—Lily Templeton, WWD, 13 Mar. 2025 Barring stop-work orders to extend programs into the future destroys the fig leaf of just ensuring that NGOs don’t get stiffed.—The Editors, National Review, 6 Mar. 2025 With these concerns in mind, offering information like the pope drinking coffee is a fig leaf gesture to provide something — anything — new for the rabid journalists demanding updates amid a volatile and guarded prognosis.—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Mar. 2025 Don't be surprised to see a similar fig leaf get floated.—Dan Primack, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fig leaf
But his proudest accomplishments amount to little more than a progressive Potemkin village.
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Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder portray a married couple who build a Potemkin village of eco-friendly homes and pour-over coffee shops in a struggling New Mexico town.
Adapted for the screen by Nathan Elston (Succession), the film is being produced by Atomic Monster/Blumhouse in association with Malerman’s Spin a Black Yarn.
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Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
16 May 2025
Raq closed her eyes and the screen went to black, and the last thing the audience heard before the season concluded was a gunshot.
Research from the Psychological Review shows that overconfidence distorts forecasting and blinds leaders to systemic risks—even when solid data is available.
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Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Don’t worry about purchasing special materials — hunting blinds can be as simple as a cardboard box or a towel draped over a dining chair.
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The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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