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[dee-koi, dih-koi, dih-koi] / ˈdi kɔɪ, dɪˈkɔɪ, dɪˈkɔɪ /




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These steps help reduce returns fraud when consumers return a similar-looking decoy item, said Sobie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Nicknamed "the Bone", the aircraft has advanced radar and GPS systems to help hit targets, and electronic jammers, radar warnings and a decoy system to protect it from enemies.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

CS2 acts as a decoy, drawing alpha-synuclein away from ClpP and preventing it from harming the cell's energy systems.

From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026

Several times he was used as a decoy, opening the door for receiver Harrison Carter to show his stuff.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2025

But even they didn’t know that the truck was a decoy.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




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