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tactic

[tak-tik] / ˈtæk tɪk /
NOUN
plan
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Silent Tactic qualified for the Derby but several days before the race, scratched from the competition due to a foot issue.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Silent Tactic was scheduled to break from the No. 13 post.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

The New York Times’ first headline on de Blasio’s request to Gov. Andrew Cuomo for authorization to issue emergency bonds was, “Virus Forces N.Y.C. to Consider Tactic That Nearly Led To Ruin in ‘75.”

From Slate • Sep. 25, 2020

So he's started a weekly Instagram show called Distraction Tactic, and it's all about films rather than music.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2020

Tactic truly worthy of savages to prepare for victory by expecting a defeat!

From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir




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