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And as if that weren’t enough, for good measure there are Russians.
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Four minutes later, the car was seen driving past again a little slower, almost as if the driver was searching for something.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2025
But even if that’s true, fans are justified to call out a response that normalizes Trump’s current behavior as if this were any other president.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 7 Feb. 2025
As fresh, amusing, and full of beds as if the scene were laid on Long Island.
—The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2025
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Four minutes later, the car was seen driving past again a little slower, almost as if the driver was searching for something.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2025
But even if that’s true, fans are justified to call out a response that normalizes Trump’s current behavior as if this were any other president.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 7 Feb. 2025
As fresh, amusing, and full of beds as if the scene were laid on Long Island.
—The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2025
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“As if.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/as%20if. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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