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Stevens played as if the résumés had been reversed.
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Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Half-ruined and covered in plants, both structures look as if they’ve recently been unearthed (indeed, much of the site has yet to be excavated), creating a mysterious, almost magical atmosphere.
—John Newton, AFAR Media, 24 Jan. 2025
Others appeared simply as a gray square with nondescript alt text, as if the image didn’t load.
—Mia Sato, The Verge, 24 Jan. 2025
When Minnesota Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson did a short motion outside, Durant followed, as if in man-to-man coverage, to disguise the real play call.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 15 Jan. 2025
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Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Half-ruined and covered in plants, both structures look as if they’ve recently been unearthed (indeed, much of the site has yet to be excavated), creating a mysterious, almost magical atmosphere.
—John Newton, AFAR Media, 24 Jan. 2025
Others appeared simply as a gray square with nondescript alt text, as if the image didn’t load.
—Mia Sato, The Verge, 24 Jan. 2025
When Minnesota Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson did a short motion outside, Durant followed, as if in man-to-man coverage, to disguise the real play call.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 15 Jan. 2025
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“As if.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/as%20if. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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