tactic
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The tactic is especially prevalent among the department’s elite Metropolitan Division and anti-gang units, several of which have come under investigation in recent years for failing to document the stops and improper searches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
She said this was a tactic used by the Egyptian government to silence critics.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Automakers are waiting to see how talks develop before reassessing production strategies, viewing the Jan. 1 deadline as a negotiating tactic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
They say the tactic is especially cynical because it promises voters a prohibition that, in large part, Missouri already has.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
Conspicuously absent from this list was the NAACP, the country’s dominant civil rights organization since 1909, but still dedicated to the slower tactic of filing legal challenges to segregation.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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As AI-assisted answering, deepfakes and fraudulent candidates complicate hiring, companies are upping their screening tactics to make sure job seekers really know what they’re talking about and are who they say they are.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
“When an encounter results in death or serious injury, we must rigorously examine whether our policies, training, tactics, supervision, and accountability systems are sufficient,” Bass said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Years ago, when I suggested using tactics drawn from my education in health communication and experience as a communication consultant for the CDC and for-profit health companies, I was usually scoffed at or dismissed.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
The billionaire investor, who worked with the treasury secretary at Soros Fund Management, voiced his disapproval of Bessent’s tactics in a strongly-worded oped published in the Wall Street Journal Monday.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
According to military theory, “regular warfare,” or “conventional warfare,” refers to war between two or more nations, using battlefield tactics and typical weapons of war.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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