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put up a front

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as in make a show

to take on a false or deceptive appearance Though she put up a front, I could tell her feelings were hurt.

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In the summer of 2025, immigration agents, dressed in tactical gear and riding on horses and in armored vehicles, made a show of force through MacArthur Park trying to strike fear into the immigrant community.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Auction sales topped $100 million last year, records have tumbled, and Christie’s and Sotheby’s have both made a show of the category in London this summer.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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