German-English translations for vorschieben

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Contrary to what some people have claimed, either openly or behind a veil of spurious pretexts, the problem with Turkey is not its religious identity. Im Gegensatz zu dem, was einige offen oder verdeckt behaupten, indem sie alle möglichen Vorwände vorschieben, besteht das Problem mit der Türkei nicht in ihrer religiösen Identität. The reporter called the company on the pretext of trying to resolve a consumer complaint.The spy obtained his phone records using possibly-illegal pretexting methods.