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Servers and bartenders claim that their Gen Z customers respond to unexpected questions or small talk with the stare, as though simple conversation is not worth pursuing.
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Those close to Raleigh chuckle at the attention his prodigious production has earned the spotlight-averse catcher, as though they were let in on a secret before anyone else.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 15 July 2025
The Commanders, however, don't feel as though Wilson's extension changes anything, according to NFL Insider Jonathan Jones.
—Victor Williams, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Nevertheless, actors are increasingly being asked to provide their social media followers with their headshots, as though a few hundred thousand TikTok followers was as valuable as NYU or Yale Drama School training.
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Those close to Raleigh chuckle at the attention his prodigious production has earned the spotlight-averse catcher, as though they were let in on a secret before anyone else.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 15 July 2025
The Commanders, however, don't feel as though Wilson's extension changes anything, according to NFL Insider Jonathan Jones.
—Victor Williams, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Nevertheless, actors are increasingly being asked to provide their social media followers with their headshots, as though a few hundred thousand TikTok followers was as valuable as NYU or Yale Drama School training.
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
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“As though.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/as%20though. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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