stalking horse

Example Sentences

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“While the writing has been on the wall for some time, the market’s perception of Google has dramatically reversed over the past several months – transforming from an AI loser, bleeding its search dominance, to a stalking horse destined to undercut the most consensus AI winners..”

From MarketWatch

Republican lawmakers have expressed some skepticism about the global minimum tax, in part because they see it as a stalking horse for the Biden administration to raise the U.S. corporate tax rate.

From New York Times

Stopping the abuses of police unions must not become a stalking horse for attacking public sector unions generally.

From Salon

Apple injected a new level of intrigue in its bitter court fight with Epic Games, suggesting the Fortnite maker was acting as a stalking horse for Microsoft and withholding evidence.

From Seattle Times

“A reasonable observer might wonder whether Epic is serving as a stalking horse for Microsoft,” Apple said.

From Seattle Times