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ploy [plɔı] N

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Humanitarian intervention is humanitarian, not an imperialist ploy.
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The special prosecutor rejected the charge, concluding that it was a political ploy.
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It was however a ploy, the newspaper used the trip to keep her away from police and other reporters to protect their scoop.
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As it turned out, the idea was merely an elaborate marketing ploy to raise attention to the newly remodeled restaurants.
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Prosecution lawyers claim that his hospitalization for a heart condition was a political ploy.
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A common ploy of investment scammers is to encourage a mark to use money concealed from tax authorities.
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Some do their best to resolve complaints; others use legal gimmicks, the silent treatment and similar ploys to rebuff dissatisfied customers.
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The ploy worked, and they won the election.
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However, the family suspected a ploy by the rebellious teenager to extract money from his miserly grandfather.
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Her final ploy was to pretend to be a full-time wheelchair user, leaving her as the last suspect.
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