ploy
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Then again, the ploy worked for only a little while.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
Others have suggested that Anthropic’s warnings about the dangerous potential of its own tools could also be considered a marketing ploy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
That ploy, initiated in 2022 by former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, was criticized then by now–U.S.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
The ploy failed as Rodgers was sacked in early October - and replaced by Jurgen Klopp.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
Whether his kindness had been a ploy, a plot, or whether it had been sincere, the effect was the same.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
All were ploys with more moving parts and increased risk of going wrong.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
Their poverty, the fruit of Salieri’s malicious ploys, tests the limits of their endurance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
The texts are ploys to get unsuspecting victims to fork over their credit-card details.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
Francis always denounced such ploys, saying that Communion was not a reward for perfect behavior but a kind of spiritual nourishment for everyone, including sinners.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2025
Those ploys proved as effective as hanging a Do Not Disturb sign around his neck.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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