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tactic

[tak-tik] / ˈtæk tɪk /
NOUN
plan
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I don’t know if that’s the tactic that the Broadview Six and their lawyers have in mind.

From Slate • May 22, 2026

In recent years there have been two high-profile prosecutions of parents of school shooters, but such accountability remains an under-used tactic by district attorneys.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Russia relied heavily on the tactic of sending forward tiny groups of soldiers to infiltrate gaps in the front line in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Travel agent Katie Lynn Reynolds used this tactic for a client who booked tickets when jet-fuel prices spiked.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

This was my view, and I saw nonviolence in the Gandhian model not as an inviolable principle but as a tactic to be used as the situation demanded.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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