ruse

Like any cheap knock-off, with Vance the ruse becomes clear at even a cursory examination.

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026

One of the most famous episodes in Homer’s poem finds Odysseus and his men facing the Cyclops Polyphemus in his cave, where their struggle becomes a battle of wits: lies, taunts, a drunken ruse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

And am I correct that this particular passage really exposes the ruse?

From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026

Thaksin was jailed last September, after the Supreme Court ruled that the six months he spent in a police hospital after his return to Thailand had been a ruse to avoid serving his sentence.

From BBC ● May 10, 2026

Now that I know what it costs her emotionally to go along with my ruse I’m even more anxious to put our plan into action.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

In such ruses, fraudsters fool people with malicious software, phishing emails or tweaked digital addresses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

The specific issue with the windbreakers was that ICE agents were engaging in various ruses to get people to open the door.

From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2025

He’d devised elaborate ruses to gather evidence of militias’ ties to high-ranking law enforcement officials.

From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2025

And while he called the debate over interrogation methods a “complex question,” he said he remains convinced “that there’s a point in time to use ruses in interrogation techniques.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2024

Desdemona had to devise elaborate ruses to satisfy him, telling him that our kitchen was the Zebra Room, only redecorated, and lamenting at how bad business was.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides