dirty tricks

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Author Fabcaro and illustrator Didier Conrad have opted for a classic storytelling blend of fights, dirty tricks, local specialities -- and an encounter with Caesar himself.

From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025

He deployed dirty tricks against Tiny Rowland, his rival in buying the business, and was even accused of stealing items from his safety deposit box at the store.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2024

“There’s dirty tricks being played all over the place,” Swanson said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2023

Soon they ran a front-page story that falsely accused Connaughton of orchestrating the arrest through "dirty tricks."

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2023

Besides running covert operations, including dirty tricks known as sabotage, Franklin’s work would include gathering intelligence, sending out counterintelligence agents to hunt for moles and British spies, and using propaganda against England.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen