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ploy

[ploi] / plɔɪ /


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Edwards, unsure whether this represented a genuine break between the two men or a ploy by Epstein, told the Journal he alerted his law partner, Stan Pottinger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

I am especially intrigued by China’s repeat of its rare-earth ploy.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 3, 2026

They saw the heavy charges levelled against him as a typical ploy to get people to sign up.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

It’s all been some ploy to get me up on stage to do a couple minutes.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

What began as a dramatically delusory ploy to recapture her father’s attention turned into a sad tarantella of girlish desperation.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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