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ploy

[ploi] / plɔɪ /


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Edwards, unsure whether this represented a genuine break between the two men or a ploy by Epstein, told the Journal he alerted his law partner, Stan Pottinger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

The NBA's ploy to inject intensity into this weekend's All-Star Game with a new US-versus-the-world format has divided basketball's biggest superstars before a single slam dunk has been scored.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

But the author said her cancer update "wasn't a ploy to get sympathy-sales for release day".

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

I am especially intrigued by China’s repeat of its rare-earth ploy.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 3, 2026

Such an obvious ploy, that, yet deft for a boy of fifteen.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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