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Guests still complain about the elements, as if the Four Seasons could control them, too.
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Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Its double-curved façade has gentle convex and concave curves that give the impression of movement, as if the ship was gliding through water.
—Katharina Kotrba, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
During this phenomenon, the moon won’t disappear from view but will appear deep red as if it were covered in blood.
—Jorge Garay, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2025
Popular discussion has flared and receded during the past sixty-odd years like a series of cultural hot flashes, each time presented as if nobody had talked about menopause before.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Its double-curved façade has gentle convex and concave curves that give the impression of movement, as if the ship was gliding through water.
—Katharina Kotrba, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
During this phenomenon, the moon won’t disappear from view but will appear deep red as if it were covered in blood.
—Jorge Garay, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2025
Popular discussion has flared and receded during the past sixty-odd years like a series of cultural hot flashes, each time presented as if nobody had talked about menopause before.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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“As if.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/as%20if. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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