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tactic

[tak-tik] / ˈtæk tɪk /
NOUN
plan
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“It’s even a recruiting tactic for hospitals because surgeons have trained on Intuitive machines,” says Vohra.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

This tactic is sometimes called a negative option, meaning that a consumer’s failure to say no to receiving a good or service amounts to consent to being charged for it.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

But this only tackles part of the problem, as it will not stop the tactic being used simply to break up the momentum of the other team.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

The hackers used a common tactic known as credential stuffing to access the data, which exploits weak and reused passwords.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

The goal, not the tactic, was new: the pursuit of economic, rather than social, objectives.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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