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diversionary tactic



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Healey told a Downing Street press conference on Thursday that Russia had sent an Akula class submarine as a diversionary tactic while two of its Guggi spy submarines carried out the surveillance of these cables.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

But European consumer association Foodwatch accused multinationals of focusing on thresholds as a "diversionary tactic".

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

Before the war began, officials and military analysts warned that Russia could carry out simultaneous attacks on many different regions as a diversionary tactic to draw Ukrainian forces away from the main objective.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2022

Not only did this diversionary tactic not work, but if anything it seemed to make my face itch even more, as if my face were punishing me for trying to play games with it.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2020

"I'm going to try a diversionary tactic," Gunderson said on untappable tight-beam.

From Postmark Ganymede by Silverberg, Robert