tactic

Example Sentences

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The local government has proposed an old tactic to keep high-paying guests at the luxury resort from becoming chum: Putting a shark net adjacent to the beach.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The hackers used a common tactic known as credential stuffing to access the data, which exploits weak and reused passwords.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

But that tactic no doubt exists, particularly with the less scrupulous agents out there,” said Andy Panko, a certified financial planner who is tracking IUL policy claims and testing their effectiveness in a continuing project.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

The 23-year-old's tactic of aggressively hitting early in the rallies, and a reluctance to patiently wait for chances to attack, underlined her keenness to swarm her opponent.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Conspicuously absent from this list was the NAACP, the country’s dominant civil rights organization since 1909, but still dedicated to the slower tactic of filing legal challenges to segregation.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson