stratagem
Example Sentences
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Populism has been a stratagem of the wealthy, using cultural dog whistles to keep large numbers of non-wealthy people from thinking about who makes the big money, and who pays.
From Salon
The competitors are in a trancelike state, building a stratagem.
From Los Angeles Times
Thankfully, we are at a point now where so many journalists and academics recognize that the chaos was a smokescreen, designed to cover very well-laid-out plans that had a rationale stratagem.
From Salon
There are discussions among the monsters about feelings and how it’s OK to have them, even the sad and bad ones, along with some simple stratagems for dealing with them.
From Los Angeles Times
Will Toranaga let his old friend kill himself in order to perpetuate what might be a carefully constructed stratagem?
From Los Angeles Times
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