ploy
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But one thing is clear: The ploy was designed to trick.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Then again, the ploy worked for only a little while.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
That ploy, initiated in 2022 by former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, was criticized then by now–U.S.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
The ploy failed as Rodgers was sacked in early October - and replaced by Jurgen Klopp.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
Others held that his accusations were a ploy to promote his new Fischer Random chess.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Their poverty, the fruit of Salieri’s malicious ploys, tests the limits of their endurance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
That stunt is also one of TV’s grandest examples of why such ploys can backfire.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2025
The texts are ploys to get unsuspecting victims to fork over their credit-card details.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
Despite this, public perception of the site seems overwhelmingly negative—and much of its bad reputation comes from the viral marketing ploys the company uses to reel in new users.
From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2024
“No,” she agrees, and for this moment at least we are cronies, this could be a kitchen table, it could be a date we’re discussing, some girlish stratagem of ploys and flirtation.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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