ruse

U.S. officials allegedly devised the ruse after they became concerned about an Iranian threat to target Trump as he left Turkey, which borders Iran.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

Like any cheap knock-off, with Vance the ruse becomes clear at even a cursory examination.

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026

I recently wrote about the elaborate ruse one daughter created to get her parents, who showed signs of dementia and self-neglect, out of their home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

One of the most famous episodes in Homer’s poem finds Odysseus and his men facing the Cyclops Polyphemus in his cave, where their struggle becomes a battle of wits: lies, taunts, a drunken ruse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Though he did not speak the Volantene tongue as well as Quentyn, their ruse required that he speak for them.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

He and his team used ruses to try to talk to the franchisee or serve legal papers, including appearing in a fake UPS cap, posing as a Mormon and wearing a wig.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

The specific issue with the windbreakers was that ICE agents were engaging in various ruses to get people to open the door.

From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2025

He’d devised elaborate ruses to gather evidence of militias’ ties to high-ranking law enforcement officials.

From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2025

It was a military intervention unacknowledged by Moscow, shrouded in a fog of ruses and denials so improbable that few were deceived.

From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2024

Desdemona had to devise elaborate ruses to satisfy him, telling him that our kitchen was the Zebra Room, only redecorated, and lamenting at how bad business was.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides