diversionary tactic

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Healey told a Downing Street press conference on Thursday that Russia had sent an Akula class submarine as a diversionary tactic while two of its Guggi spy submarines carried out the surveillance of these cables.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

But European consumer association Foodwatch accused multinationals of focusing on thresholds as a "diversionary tactic".

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

Or possibly mounting a diversionary tactic for an offensive planned for another area entirely.

From Washington Post • Feb. 4, 2023

Not only did this diversionary tactic not work, but if anything it seemed to make my face itch even more, as if my face were punishing me for trying to play games with it.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2020

On the other hand, this raid was, and would be, basically a diversionary tactic.

From Anything You Can Do ... by Garrett, Randall