I tweeted about this a couple of months ago and have been meaning to follow up ever since. The item that interests me is a usage in the subhead of an article from Brussels-based news service Politico. Here’s the relevant portion:
Hypercorrect ‘as’ for ‘like’
September 17, 2015
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Posted by Stan Carey
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