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Trojan horse

[troh-juhn hawrs] / ˈtroʊ dʒən ˌhɔrs /
NOUN
concealed stratagem
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Meanwhile, Time is helping advertisers get their messages in front of bots, using a sort of Trojan horse approach—creating text-based ads that regular readers never see but that AI crawlers might find.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

This process is often described as a so called Trojan horse effect.

From Science Daily May 2, 2026

The contestants were challenged to pull a giant Trojan horse up a hill and through a series of gates that each required a special code, before eventually setting the horse alight.

From BBC Oct. 8, 2025

The premise of “Oh, Hi!” is something of a Trojan horse, as its girl-takes-boy-hostage concept creates a platform for conversations and considerations on the difficulties of dating.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2025

Once the virus enters the cell, it becomes a Trojan horse.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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