ploy

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

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

The series, now known as Oreo-gate, may well be a marketing ploy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

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

From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026

With runners arriving on the blindside of the defenders at the back post, Japan struggled to cope and it was little surprise that Casemiro's equaliser came from this simple but effective ploy.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

At least I knew Miles well enough to understand that the look of frustration on his face wasn’t a ploy.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

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

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

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026

Their poverty, the fruit of Salieri’s malicious ploys, tests the limits of their endurance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026

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

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady