tactic
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It will not stop the tactic being used simply to break up the momentum of the other team late in the game.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
“It’s even a recruiting tactic for hospitals because surgeons have trained on Intuitive machines,” says Vohra.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
This tactic is sometimes called a negative option, meaning that a consumer’s failure to say no to receiving a good or service amounts to consent to being charged for it.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
An insidious bullying tactic is creeping into school cafeterias across the country: Kids are snapping and sharing photos of other students eating lunch.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
By the summer of 1948, J. Edgar Hoover was ready to try a new tactic against his Soviet adversary.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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