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scare tactics

[skair tak-tiks] / ˈskɛər ˌtæk tɪks /


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"But it's hard to ignore that Anthropic has a history of scare tactics."

From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026

“This is nothing but scare tactics to get people out of the race,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026

“Those programs were scare tactics, right?” said Sanho, who was a student activist when the government first invited “Officer Friendly or Not-So-Friendly” to come into the classroom.

From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2025

If the allegations prove true, they amount to cruel and illegal scare tactics.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2023

The PSFs had switched over to outright scare tactics years ago, but there was a time when all of their questioning had been done in soft voices.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken


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