Trojan
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At worst, the exemption is a Trojan horse: a vehicle to insulate incumbents from competition while doing far more than coordinate on safety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
"It feels a little bit to me like a bit of a Trojan horse."
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
And cheering parents showed up in Trojan shirts and gear freshly purchased on campus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Such entrepreneurial packaging serves as a Trojan horse for scammers wanting to set up shop without drawing unwanted attention – and allows them to perpetrate their fraud more effectively.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Once the all-purpose solution, Washington was now the still-potent problem, a kind of Trojan horse planted squarely in the Virginia fortress.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
The Trojans got another break late in the third quarter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The 99-yard return looked like it might turn the tide for the Trojans, until, on the next drive, Rutgers busted a 49-yard run into the red zone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The Trojans managed a clunky 12-play opening drive, with King Miller doing most of the heavy lifting, but were forced to settle for a field goal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
It would be a while after that before the Trojans could finally breathe easy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The idea was that all the other Greeks should strike camp, and apparently put out to sea, but they would really hide beyond the nearest island where they could not be seen by the Trojans.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
