ruse

“My big problem with EE is that it’s a ruse of reform,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

“This is an elaborate, well thought-out ruse which totally jammed my radar,” Taylor wrote, noting the caller’s attention to detail, including “real cop-speak.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Journalists and some White House staff on board did not know the US president had been smuggled out as part of an elaborate ruse in response to a possible Iranian threat.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

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

It wasnt much of a ruse but it was better than nothing.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

Skipton’s devious ruses and desperate escapades prove diverting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 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

And while he called the debate over interrogation methods a “complex question,” he said he remains convinced “that there’s a point in time to use ruses in interrogation techniques.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2024

“The best ruses always have some seed of truth,” said the Tattered Prince.

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