stratagem
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Bertolucci had already made his name, with film's like The Spider's Stratagem, also from 1970, but this visual masterpiece was his breakthrough around the world.
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2018
The reverse of the Spider’s Stratagem, in which a son investigates his father’s life, this ambiguous view of terrorism failed to please the public and critics mainly because the crime is not solved.
From The Guardian • Nov. 26, 2018
Call this the Sloan Stratagem, and I promise not to bill you.
From Washington Post • Nov. 15, 2012
Mao was a master of the ancient Empty City Stratagem, which seeks to conceal weakness with a show of confidence, even aggression.
From Newsweek • May 15, 2011
Holyoke College, Mass. "Any Sunshiner seeking a clean, bright play for college, school or home theatricals, will not do better than to try 'Good as Gold' and 'A Successful Stratagem.'"
From Dr. Hardhack's Prescription A Play for Children in Four Acts by Rice, Katharine McDowell
Vocabulary lists containing stratagem
Grade 9, List 3
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The Hobbit
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