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tactic

[tak-tik] / ˈtæk tɪk /
NOUN
plan
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Bigelow, the action expert behind “Point Break” and “Strange Days,” mostly leaves the larger politics offscreen and stays with the men doing the dangerous work, their detachment a survival tactic.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

White nets stretch high across the front of brick buildings in Pakistan's northern border region, a tactic borrowed from the Ukrainian battlefield to protect police against the latest militant threat -- drones.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

“Right now, Russia’s tactic is to wear down Ukraine and Ukrainians—first and foremost, our people,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

Robinson can also thank Australia for bringing back into the fashion the age-old tactic of the wicketkeeper standing up to the stumps to pace bowlers.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

It’s a delaying tactic, the kind that juries love.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

The two were often spotted at events together, but as Perry’s star rose and Perez’s blogging tactics were called out as toxic amid a shift away from tabloid culture, their friendship seemed to fizzle out.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

While that truce collapsed in July, the two sides have opted for asymmetric tactics over the resumption of direct attacks, with the United States maintaining a full naval blockade of Iranian ports.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

Chinese producers are catching on to private investigators’ tactics and refusing to offer samples to unknown buyers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

Sunday's result was a statement win for Manchester City's new manager Enzo Maresca, who got his tactics spot on, but his team's performance will have showed him exactly what they are about.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

These were all effective tactics and without question advanced the cause of the suffragists in their campaign to win the ballot.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler




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