ruses

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Ruses may already be documented as officers write up paperwork like probable cause reports, said Brian Maxey, the Police Department’s chief operation officer.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2022

“One in a Million,” a controversial Guns N’ Ruses song that originally appeared as the last track on “Lies,” is the only tune from the band’s sophomore record omitted from the forthcoming box set.

From Washington Times • May 8, 2018

Ruses used by 17th-century travellers, such as hiding valuables, hiring guards and picking routes with care, have echoes today.

From Economist • Jan. 15, 2015

Elgar's overture "Cockaigne," also Glazunof's "Ruses d'Amor," given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

From Annals of Music in America A Chronological Record of Significant Musical Events by Lahee, Henry Charles

Ruses by which he established himself in the eyes of others, not as he was but as he desired them to think him, had seemed to him then the product of a practical, superior nature.

From Gargoyles by Hecht, Ben