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Meanwhile, the league would likely argue that the disclaimer was a sham—that the players dissolved the union as a negotiating ploy in a labor fight and not truly because they no longer wanted union representation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 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

A desperate ploy to end a long-running war took more from him than he could bear.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

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

From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026

It is a standard ploy of opponents of relativism to argue that we all share certain commonsensical capacities for reasoning, and thus we can all recognize better knowledge when we see it.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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, writes Callum Borchers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

In one group, his ploys were so successful that he became the militia’s top commander in the state of Utah.

From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2025

Their safety measures — encampment barricades and self-manned medical tents — are seen as ploys for attention.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2024

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

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady