diversionary tactic
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Healey told a Downing Street press conference on Thursday that Russia had sent an Akula class submarine as a diversionary tactic while two of its Guggi spy submarines carried out the surveillance of these cables.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
But European consumer association Foodwatch accused multinationals of focusing on thresholds as a "diversionary tactic".
From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026
At Silos Baking Co., an employee stationed by the front door was handing out order cards and pencils — another crowd control strategy, or maybe a diversionary tactic.
From Washington Post • Dec. 5, 2019
Not Ms. Daniels, who called it a “brilliant” diversionary tactic.
From New York Times • Oct. 7, 2019
On the other hand, this raid was, and would be, basically a diversionary tactic.
From Anything You Can Do ... by Garrett, Randall
