decoy
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He hit superb lines, either hitting the ball up bravely into the heart of Wales defence or acting as a decoy, and worked instinctively with Northampton team-mate Fraser Dingwall inside him at 12.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026
CS2 acts as a decoy, drawing alpha-synuclein away from ClpP and preventing it from harming the cell's energy systems.
From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026
Days before Gómez’s transfer in August, special forces left the prison in a convoy of armored vehicles headed to Mexico City as a decoy, passing through areas where Gómez commanded loyal underlings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
The plaintiffs before Boasberg clearly recognized that habeas relief was a dangerous decoy even before Monday’s filing.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2025
An enormous eagle-owl who was sometimes used as a decoy, but who was at present standing on a perch in the shade of the cloister, opened his eyes when the bells rang.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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