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

I am not saying that Diaz-Balart brought them solely as a diversionary tactic, but if he did, it didn’t work.

From Slate • May 2, 2017

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

From Postmark Ganymede by Silverberg, Robert