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Others have suggested that Anthropic’s warnings about the dangerous potential of its own tools could also be considered a marketing ploy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 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
The ploy failed as Rodgers was sacked in early October - and replaced by Jurgen Klopp.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
When I received the message from her sister, I thought it had to be a ploy to make me hate Ella, and I resolved not to be taken in.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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Into the Wild
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