bahane
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bahane
excuse. pretext. shift. stall. subterfuge. put-off.

bahane
excuse. pretext. blind excuse. cloak. cop- out. cover. poor excuse. handle. stalking horse. idle pretext. peg. pretense. professed excuse. put off. rationalization. slim evidence. subterfuge. thin excuse. veil.