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As a marketing ploy, that’s smart, but it’s not entirely honest.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

In an opinion essay Sunday, a trio of 1st Amendment and antitrust experts dismissed Paramount’s threat to leave Los Angeles as a ploy that doesn’t make business sense.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

Then again, the ploy worked for only a little while.

From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026

He warned the White House that the whole ploy wouldn’t work: Small-business owners wouldn’t voluntarily forgo price increases because their margins were too thin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

"And what does Her Grace the queen think of this ploy?"

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

But if you’re older and your baseline anxiety and stress level is already high, you’re more apt to react emotionally to fraudsters’ ploys.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

These ploys can be convincing because they involve a lot of genuine information and avoid many of the red flags we’re used to looking for.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

All were ploys with more moving parts and increased risk of going wrong.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026

That stunt is also one of TV’s grandest examples of why such ploys can backfire.

From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2025

Those ploys proved as effective as hanging a Do Not Disturb sign around his neck.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady