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subterfuge

[suhb-ter-fyooj] / ˈsʌb tərˌfjudʒ /




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It’s possible more and more voters see through the prejudiced subterfuge, but it’s more likely that folks simply need a change.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

Browne-Marshall observed how the same FBI that covertly targeted Martin Luther King and other civil rights activists for subterfuge also prosecuted the KKK and investigated the death of civil rights workers.

From Salon Jun. 16, 2026

Meet the Kpler data sleuths tracking Iran’s oil tankers and turning maritime subterfuge into a booming business.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

And Tehran now sees the Witkoff track as subterfuge.

From BBC Mar. 24, 2026

That is to say, there is no subterfuge implied in such an action, and I for one had no intention of overhearing to the extent I did that evening.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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