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Next, Starr wrote, “under the pretext of protecting the violated rights of French California” — where have we heard that dodge before? —warships would sail into key California harbors and … voila!

Musk is building up a pretext to stop payment on checks that many elderly people need to survive.

Using this trans clause as a pretext, Trump and an allied federal judge have rescinded all of these new regulations.

Carr has also launched investigations into NPR and PBS, suggesting in a letter that his ultimate intention is to give Congress a pretext to eliminate funding for the public broadcasters.

Forced displacement and resettlement are war crimes, even when done under the pretext of humanitarian intent.