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playacted

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past tense of playact

as in posed

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Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei addressed the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday and called for international coordination to address the potential risks posed by artificial intelligence.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
Addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, Burnham chose to focus less on ongoing tensions in the Middle East and instead target Russian disinformation and the threat posed by AI.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 23 Sep. 2026

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Oregon was stunned by Oklahoma State, just two weeks ago, leading to real questions about whether the Ducks are the Playoff contender they were made out to be.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Plus, it's made out of aluminum for extra durability with long hours of play and accidental drops.

— George Yang, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

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The measure, which was put on the ballot by legislative Democrats, would require the state to set aside more money, particularly in times of revenue spikes.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
In 2023, five of Lichtenstein’s works were put on US postage stamps.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026

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The pope, formerly Robert Prevost, grew up in a deeply Catholic family in Chicago where the three sons all served as altar boys in church, their parents led nightly recitations of the Rosary and young Robert pretended to be a priest.

— Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
The story goes that the couple had gone home from his show, and the husband pretended to be the Lovemaster.

— Don Riddell, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

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One recent three-month period saw the release of three film adaptations of acclaimed novels in which ghosts played a starring role.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
The 30-year-old actress, who was named the Chinese brand ambassador for Kors last March, made her acting debut at 10 and has played numerous roles in historical, fantasy and romantic dramas.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

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The agents also allegedly impersonated a moderator on the wiki, using an identical Cyrillic е character in the admin's username instead of the Latin one.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2026
His character Ned Schneebly was supposed to be substituting — until Dewey impersonated him and stepped in.

— Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026

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