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

At Silos Baking Co., an employee stationed by the front door was handing out order cards and pencils — another crowd control strategy, or maybe a diversionary tactic.

From Washington Post • Dec. 5, 2019

I am not saying that Diaz-Balart brought them solely as a diversionary tactic, but if he did, it didn’t work.

From Slate • May 2, 2017

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

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