subterfuge
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Meet the Kpler data sleuths tracking Iran’s oil tankers and turning maritime subterfuge into a booming business.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
“There can be no subterfuge about a cash dividend. It is either paid or it is not paid.”
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
Through methods like search engine optimization and other nifty page-ranking subterfuge, this nonverified content climbs to the top of search results and people’s consciousness.
From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026
And Tehran now sees the Witkoff track as subterfuge.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
This subterfuge would be assisted by the fact of his staying at Corbin castle, instead of at the actual place of the tournament.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Vocabulary lists containing subterfuge
The Great Gatsby
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A Web of Lies
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Richard Nixon's "Checkers" Speech (1952)
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