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ploy

[ploi] / plɔɪ /


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That ploy, initiated in 2022 by former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, was criticized then by now–U.S.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Or were their outrageous takes simply a ploy to boost ratings?

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

“I feel like it was a ploy to get his ballroom that he wants, and that’s his reason,” one explained.

From Salon • May 13, 2026

"It has never been a marketing ploy for me... but I never had any idea how much it would facilitate our business," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

If America wanted to understand the USSR's latest ploy in the arms race, they needed someone on the ground, in the Soviet Union itself.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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