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Most tried to avoid provoking direct retaliation from the White House, even as subtle pressure mounted in both directions, as if Wall Street and the West Wing were pulling at opposite ends of the same balloon.
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Catherine Baab, Quartz, 14 May 2025
The pup snapped at the phone as if trying to get it in its mouth, then jumped several times, snapping and trying to reach it.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
The sails are still up and the ship’s wheel turns periodically, and fruitlessly, as if trying to free itself from the sand, video shows.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2025
That’s because automakers have been operating for decades as if North America is a single market, moving parts repeatedly across the US borders with Canada and Mexico with few if any tariffs.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
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Catherine Baab, Quartz, 14 May 2025
The pup snapped at the phone as if trying to get it in its mouth, then jumped several times, snapping and trying to reach it.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
The sails are still up and the ship’s wheel turns periodically, and fruitlessly, as if trying to free itself from the sand, video shows.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2025
That’s because automakers have been operating for decades as if North America is a single market, moving parts repeatedly across the US borders with Canada and Mexico with few if any tariffs.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
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“As if.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/as%20if. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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