scare tactics
Example Sentences
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"But it's hard to ignore that Anthropic has a history of scare tactics."
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 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
This does not mean using scare tactics, which have been shown to backfire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2024
Mykhailo Podolyak, another senior adviser to President Zelensky, characterised the move as "scare tactics" and said the Russian leader was "too predictable".
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 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
