| 单词 | ploy |
| 例句 | "It was a publicity ploy by Ashland Avenue, apparently," she says. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Liang knew this was all a ploy, yet he could only nod. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z "And what does Her Grace the queen think of this ploy?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z What began as a dramatically delusory ploy to recapture her father’s attention turned into a sad tarantella of girlish desperation. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He claimed that this medical aid was not meant to help; he said it was a ploy by Western countries to harm Muslim children. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I planned a chart for seduction with surprise as my opening ploy. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Every word she said persuaded Theon that this was all some ploy. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “So you think I should ambush her brothers with such a ploy?” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z In his glory days, Carpenter elevated the ploys and chicanery of his trade to a devilish art. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It was obviously a ploy to distract me and keep me from doing anything else inflammatory in the districts. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The coyote studied her but then he shook himself, recognizing the ploy, and dropped to the scent again. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z As the onlookers scrutinized the position, Bobby’s ploy became obvious to all: Although not profound, it was cunning, perhaps ingenious, and even brilliant. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z At least I knew Miles well enough to understand that the look of frustration on his face wasn’t a ploy. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Immediately, the media began implying that the alleged marriage was just a ploy to help Fischer obtain his release and live in Japan, but Suzuki disagreed: “It was already a de-facto marriage,” she said. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z His neatness was a deliberate ploy to make her appear messy. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Well, he would be ill-advised to repeat this ploy once my punctuation vigilantes are on the loose. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z It was a ploy to get them to write letters, but I didn’t think they’d take me so seriously. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z A ploy of war both outside and inside. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Could this be some ploy of Griff’s, false reports deliberately spread? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He made it a personal crusade to visit shebeens regularly, and there, amid intense beer-drinking and boisterous talk, denounce Christianity as a “clever ploy through which whites sought to keep blacks forever slaves.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Is this another desperate ploy for some way to defeat me? More yearbooks? So futile.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Hamlet, I warned you that I cannot bear your teasing today, is your lightness a ploy to put me off from you? Tell me in plain words that you regret our embracing!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z If America wanted to understand the USSR's latest ploy in the arms race, they needed someone on the ground, in the Soviet Union itself. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z No matter what ploy Ben tried, Toomer would not explain their presence on this wild and seething stretch of beach. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I could tell we were thinking the same thing: What if the Princess Andromeda was a ploy? The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “Is this some kind of ploy for attention? Are you trying to get back at me for something?” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Those ploys proved as effective as hanging a Do Not Disturb sign around his neck. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He’d convinced himself this was part of some ploy, some trickery or treachery with Strange at its center, but suddenly he wasn’t sure. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z There had to be a way to win Dorothy, some strategy, some ploy. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z When I received the message from her sister, I thought it had to be a ploy to make me hate Ella, and I resolved not to be taken in. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Or were you just a ploy he used so I would set him free? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I mean, I’m a pretty good player, but I’m not ranked in the international lists or anything. Are you putting me in for the ratings? As some marketing ploy?” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It is a standard ploy of opponents of relativism to argue that we all share certain commonsensical capacities for reasoning, and thus we can all recognize better knowledge when we see it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The element of surprise had been lost—now he must try another ploy, the show of force. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Others held that his accusations were a ploy to promote his new Fischer Random chess. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “I must say, though, that’s a rather clever ploy to get out of death, claiming to be my child.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I gaze up at Amber and wonder if this is really just a ploy to help get us out of here. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Dad said public school was a ploy by the Government to lead children away from God. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Sounds like a ploy to me, to find a husband. Becoming an expert on keeping house.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Such an obvious ploy, that, yet deft for a boy of fifteen. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad told us how they’d made it to Phoenix only to find that Mom’s laundry-on-the-clothesline ploy hadn’t kept out intruders. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Yet the Raj went along with a softer American propaganda ploy, the distribution of pin-ups of Hollywood starlets. For king, then country 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Dr. Luke’s team, meanwhile, on Monday called Kesha’s “vicious smear campaign to ruin Luke’s reputation” merely a ploy “to extort a contract renegotiation and money.” Dr. Luke’s calculated #FreeKesha denial: Saying he’s the son of “a feminist mom who raised me right” can’t shut down her support 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z Then on to the clever ploy Mia used to attract Woody Allen. Alec Baldwin Skewers Trump. And Supports Allen and Toback. 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z This is presumably a ploy to enable the film to reach the widest possible audience, but it never stops being jarring. Pelé: Birth of a Legend continues the soccer star's big screen legacy 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z It doesn't even matter that Witherspoon and Kutcher share little chemistry to start with, which is a marketing ploy in itself. The decline of the Netflix rom-com 2023-02-11T05:00:00Z A Landmark Tony Awards Season for Black Actors When was asked to star in “The Trip to Bountiful” on Broadway this spring, she knew some people might regard it as a marketing ploy. A Landmark Tony Awards Season for Black Actors 2013-06-10T21:57:34Z But the childlike idiom – Miłosz called it "a naif poem" – was a deliberate artistic ploy that drew on William Blake's "Songs of Innocence" and scenes from an idealised childhood Lithuania. Seamus Heaney on Czeslaw Milosz's centenary 2011-04-07T12:15:26Z He sees the crusty bachelor Don Alfonso as a man of the Enlightenment who engages two young couples in a cruel ploy to teach them that feelings of any kind corrupt reason. A Salzburg Festival Rich With Dreams and Power 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z But don’t fall for an unfair campaign ploy. Perspective | Media coverage of the 2016 campaign was disastrous. Now’s the last chance to get 2020 right. 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z He mocked Hamilton for his ploy of misdirection, chiding him for what amounted to an unmanly cowardice–and no one in early American politics was more self-consciously macho than Hamilton. Jerry Sandusky’s guilty — and so are we 2012-06-25T13:59:00Z Nor is this just a recent ploy — a response, say, to limits on free expression. Review | Can art help us understand Iran? A new LACMA exhibit misses the mark. 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z It seems like a ploy to shame a woman who’s been the victim of an abuse of power for engaging in the normal activities of her life. Stalked by a city? How an alleged assault victim became a surveillance target 2014-02-05T16:34:00Z First tested in Mexico City, the ploy offers brilliant appeal for frustrated commuters who find themselves stuck “hangry” and helpless on gridlocked roads. Burger King tests delivery in terrible traffic jams 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z He also wasn’t that impressed with Arya’s strategy, “I was surprised that the ploy to poison the wine was 100 percent effective — you’d think there would be at least one teetotaler in the room.” What it’s like to watch the season 7 premiere if you’ve never seen “Game of Thrones” before 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z This marketing ploy has engendered a skepticism among many in the performance world about the latest round of interest. In Some sweet day Series, Dance Meets Visual Arts 2012-09-02T07:30:05Z Company public relations staff had warned him to delay the announcement because it would be seen as a ploy, he said. Facebook founder's story no longer his alone 2010-09-30T22:51:00Z Homer's Penelope unravelled by night the shroud she wove by day; part of a ploy to keep her suitors at bay. Poem of the week: The Bed That Is a Tree by Kim Lasky 2012-05-28T10:54:50Z I felt it was a little bit of a ploy on behalf of the magazine that I don't have to name that did that years ago. Anthony Michael Hall on joining "Halloween Kills" & remembering John Hughes: "I genuinely miss him" 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Chabon's work proves that the line between genre writing and literary writing is mostly a marketing ploy. Chabon ties it all together in 'Telegraph Avenue' 2012-12-13T17:42:53Z Over the course of babysitting, she begins to role-play, a seemingly innocuous ploy that culminates in a pleasing punch line. Review: From Sundance, Shorts Tour the Country 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z So if this was some sort of critical last stand, a desperate ploy by critics to display their power by circling the wagons, it seems to have failed. Everyone's a critic now 2011-01-30T00:06:14Z The fact that they changed it to all woman seems like a ploy and a cover up for bad and unoriginal ideas. Our ‘Ghostbusters’ Review: Girls Rule. Women Are Funny. Get Over It. 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z When he seeks emotional balance, he leans on a female singer to deliver an anodyne chorus, a cheap ploy that rarely works. Hip-Hop Changes. Eminem Doesn’t. 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z This may be nothing but an Armageddon-style negotiating ploy, as Wylie delivers on a warning he gave publishers late last year when Random House claimed existing contracts already gave them control over authors' electronic rights. Wylie's Amazon deal brings the end of the publishing world nigh 2010-07-23T09:30:00Z “Some historians say, ‘Oh, the vote was just a publicity ploy by the patriarchs,’ ” Ms. Ulrich said. Mormon Studies Attract More Scholars and Attention 2012-07-02T18:31:01Z Was this a publicity ploy or a miracle? T Magazine: Get Stuffed 2011-11-10T18:40:07Z Nonetheless estimates seem to be surprisingly all over the place, from unrealistically high because of sellers’ ambitious expectations to artificially low, a familiar ploy to encourage bidding. Art: A Bouquet of Offerings to Test Uncertain Waters 2011-10-30T04:00:12Z Or a belated crowd-pleasing ploy that will do little to help? TripAdvisor bans ticket sales to attractions that allow contact with wild animals 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z In a wiretapped call, the defendant said the ploy came from “The Godfather” — “my favorite movie of all time.” The Lore of ‘The Godfather’ Resurfaces at Roger Stone’s Trial 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Then there's the movie's cheaply exploitative use of the threat of child abuse as a last-act suspense ploy. A failing grade for 'Miss Meadows' 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z A postmortem of Goostman’s performance from 2012 reports that the program succeeded by executing a series of “ploys” designed to mask the program’s limitations. Failing the Turing Test 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z “It wasn’t a marketing ploy,” he says with a laugh. Gulp. How’d we get to the $22 cocktail? 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z One man pretended to stumble and fall on her, a ploy to cop a feel; another unzipped his pants. Women who travel the world share a universal problem: Sexual harassment 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z In Freud's rhetorical ploys, he's always pitting himself against creative writers, which is why Nabokov and Virginia Woolf, for instance, took the bait and bristled accordingly. Which writer taught me most about love? 2012-02-10T22:55:10Z Foreign investors can be especially vulnerable to these ploys, Gebauer says. The blockbuster that wasn't: inside an alleged $14m scam to make the next Netflix hit 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z All of a sudden the desire to help started to look like a cynical marketing ploy. Reese Witherspoon’s Fashion Line Offered Free Dresses to Teachers. They Didn’t Mean Every Teacher. 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z Trump denied the incident, saying it was a ploy to increase her divorce settlement. Perspective | Without Ivana Trump, there would be no Donald Trump 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z It probably wasn't the cleverest psychological ploy and I suspect some of my more troublesome personality traits can be traced back to that time. Oliver Knussen: 'It never occurred to me that not everybody thought music was the most important thing in life' 2012-06-06T16:50:00Z Steve Lewis, an authority on night life, wrote in a Black Book blog post in 2010, “I like Justin a great deal — he’s smart, witty and I consider his antics a unique branding ploy.” Justin Ross Lee, Party Animal, Seeks Fame 2012-05-17T18:57:17Z Neither happened, but the artwork was used by the Central Intelligence Agency as part of an elaborate ploy to rescue six State Department employees stranded in Tehran, an operation dramatized in the 2012 film “Argo.” In San Diego, a Comics Confab That Never Ends 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z It's a common political and pundit ploy, and an exasperating one. Against attention scolding: Stop policing people’s so-called distractions 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z Holding real names in reserve throughout most of the book is one of Mr. Murakami’s creative ploys. Books of The Times: ?1Q84? by Haruki Murakami - Review 2011-11-09T19:28:08Z Struggling to remove her son from the toy, Choe called the police for assistance – who were admittedly charmed at the scene by the precious youngster and his ploy. Toddler rescued by police after getting stuck inside toy 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z Her "magical thinking" took a form that is familiar to the bereaved, though it is not much discussed, because the breakdown of logic frightens us, and makes the bereft person inaccessible to our sympathetic ploys. The Widow's Tale by Mick Jackson 2010-04-09T23:07:00Z And was it, as the cynics muttered, all a clever marketing ploy to juice sales? Rowling Solves Some Mysteries About Her Mystery 2013-07-24T19:05:16Z As a publicity ploy, Ms. Heatter got her hands on some canned elephant meat and developed a recipe for elephant-meat omelets with sautéed bananas and chopped peanuts. The Simple Lemon Cake That Helped Create a Legend 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z If Spears embraced her strength in movement along with her fans, many commentators did not, often describing her dancing as if it were a ploy used to compensate for lack of talent. Britney Spears Has Always Fought Back. By Dancing. 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z The disgraced mogul contested her claim, with Hayek insisting it was part of a ploy by his lawyers to try to discredit the “women of colour who complained about him”. Salma Hayek: male Hollywood stars should take pay cut 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z Another marketing ploy is to specify a particular pain. Do branded painkillers work better than cheaper generic ones? 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z To achieve what she feels is the “correct” end to the custody fight, Caroline tries a morally questionable ploy to bolster the parents’ case. Women Against the Machine: From Machinal to Luna Gale 2014-01-31T20:50:50Z She permitted “a ploy that was racist, patronizing and illegal.” Review: An Account of Black Albino Brothers in Beth Macy’s ‘Truevine’ 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z Though beyond a political ploy, the cake was used as a celebration for the democratic process. Election Cake: a history of the American tradition 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z It's a ploy to force the buyer into a higher-priced loan that's more profitable for the dealer. Car Dealer Scams To Watch Out For 2011-04-07T22:30:00Z While some old buildings are in fact not structurally sound, more often than not this is a ploy to permit forced eviction, the activists say. Middle East: Beirut's Old Buildings Again Under Threat 2011-01-26T20:00:05Z The question of whether Sheen's bizarre bravado is a ploy, a sign of mental-health problems or a combination of both has grown more urgent as it has encompassed his private life. Some see poetry in Charlie Sheen's `Adonis DNA' 2011-03-03T22:50:11Z But that hasn’t left some viewers from thinking the incident was a ploy to boost ratings for the show. Miss Colombia Says Steve Harvey Humiliated 'the Whole Country' 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z So infamous are Mr. Weinstein’s ploys that awards watchers all but expect them of him, though his days of strongman campaigning might be behind him. The Oscar Season Sizzles, Strictly by Design 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z As the exhaustion receded, I saw that my husband had not just been inward and slow as a deliberate ploy to frustrate his impatient wife. Remodeling will tear us apart 2012-06-30T19:00:00Z “This has nothing to do with people being exploited. It’s a political ploy,” said Kristen DiAngelo, executive director of the Sex Workers Outreach Project of Sacramento. Backpage CEO's arrest hurts free speech and sex workers' rights, advocates say 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z Well, here is the cunning of Libby's ploy. Fair Game ? review 2011-03-10T15:00:00Z Now the most cynical marketing ploys have become utterly commonplace, with foods frequently positioned as healthy when they're actually nothing of the sort. Tv highlights 28/06/2012 2012-06-27T19:00:01Z This isn't some marketing ploy to make things more interesting for a second album. The Civil Wars release new album despite hiatus 2013-07-08T18:02:41Z “Leave it to a California church to turn the Christmas story into a political ploy intended to demonize border agents, border security, and of course, Donald Trump,” Lahren said. The Nativity – a longtime signifier of grace and salvation – also has a history as political protest 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z From the creators of "Don't F**k With Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer," the documentary unveils Hayut's ploys and focuses on the women who are working together to seek revenge. From Kanye's documentary to the return of Leatherface here’s what’s new on Netflix in February 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z When the play is not artificial — Emma’s destruction of an African sculpture is a lame ploy to generate pratfalls — it is aimless. | 'All New People': At the Jersey Shore, at the End of His Rope 2011-07-26T22:45:28Z To those who aren’t zealots of this particular stash—and Facebook has plenty of other choice meme repositories—the Stein tweet felt like a blatant ploy to court a young, fringe constituency. The Dank Memes That Are “Disrupting” Politics 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z To say that “natural born citizen” is settled law is nothing more than a rhetorical ploy. Ted Cruz has a very real birther problem: The law is not settled — but the history is 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z As part of a ploy to get visitors to extend their stays, the park is part of an entertainment complex that includes casinos, resorts and shopping malls. 2010-02-11T21:00:00Z Who knows, perhaps all this tidiness is some genius ploy to lull fans in before unleashing some random moment of terror. Game of Thrones has lost its evil streak – and it's a crying shame 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z If this was a marketing ploy, it worked. How Edgar Allan Poe became the darling of the maligned and misunderstood 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z Another theory is that this release is just a ploy to extend the copyright on the material another 70 years. Bob Dylan’s “electric trilogy” masterpieces: I played all 18 discs and 357 tracks. Here’s why you should 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z In their hapless ploy to overturn a free and fair election, Donald Trump’s lawyers called themselves an “elite strike force team.” Perspective | Little Liddys everywhere: The legacy of a political ‘super-klutz’ 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z This is not an intentional ploy on my part. The Apprentice 2013: episode 11 live blog 2013-07-10T21:01:39Z A woman who said she was married to The Doors singer Jim Morrison said Thursday that Florida's intention to pardon him for a 1969 indecent exposure conviction is a cheap political ploy. Woman of Morrison's: He wouldn't want Fla. pardon 2010-12-09T17:49:00Z One of the key points "The Hunting Ground" makes is that, as Ziering says, "in the vast majority of cases this is not a 'he said, she said,' situation; this is a calculated ploy." Sundance 2015: In 'The Hunting Ground,' Jameis Winston's accuser goes public 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Jay Z had already cut a deal to distribute “Magna Carta Holy Grail” through Samsung phones, and some argued that it was a ploy to go platinum at a time when few albums did. We can’t stop talking about Beyoncé. But is she selling as much music as we think? 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z "This is a cynical political ploy that's designed not to create jobs for struggling Americans, but to save the president's own job," Thune said. Obama pushes for passage of jobs bill 2011-10-08T12:32:00Z Still, the trio, similarly deliberate and measured in every action and utterance, cautioned that they did not want their camaraderie to be played as what Ms. Dacus referred to as a “marketing ploy.” Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus Formed an Indie-Rock Supergroup 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z Within the show, the subpoena was explained as a ploy to harass Cary in the state’s attorney’s prosecution of him. 'The Good Wife' Recap: Lies and More Lies, and Alicia's Big Decision 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z My business-minded son seizes on my suggestion that the commercialization of Hanukkah is a convenient marketing ploy. Motherlode Blog: Tough Choices This Hanukkah (Holiday) Season 2011-12-26T21:18:24Z “The bizarre marketing ploy by the City Theater of Konstanz is not acceptable,” they wrote. Get In Free if You’ll Wear a Swastika: A German Theater’s Provocation 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z Music is an area where humans seek to break free of rules, and striking a rebel pose is a favourite theatrical ploy of the musician seeking to make a name for him or herself. Readers recommend: songs about criminals ? results 2011-03-31T12:49:24Z Could it suggest that the avant-garde, which was once seen as incendiary and subversive, is so enfeebled that it is reduced to the role of a real estate developers’ marketing ploy? Design: The Power, or Folly, of a Product's Name 2011-10-30T13:00:09Z Two actors will alternate the lead roles – a ploy attempted rarely, possibly with good reason. Frankenstein: Man or monster? 2011-01-17T21:44:01Z The movie achieves a curious alienation effect with its recasting ploy. Film review: Life During Wartime 2010-04-22T21:40:00Z She, like my mom, saw my dad’s transness as an attention-getting, exhibitionistic ploy. Jill Soloway Tells the Personal Story Behind “Transparent” 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z But is this doubling up just an astute marketing ploy? Frankenstein on stage: a case of double vision? 2011-02-17T14:48:11Z Because, let’s face it: Exaggerating the differences between boys and girls is just a ploy to keep audiences entertained. Gender stereotypes are messing with your kid 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z Is it a naked marketing ploy for AMC, struggling to find another hit? 'Better Call Saul' the real deal, and Odenkirk delivers goods 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z Her mother, Agnes, caught on to this ploy and began to do the same in return. Karen Carpenter's tragic story 2010-10-23T23:03:00Z Most likely it was a ratings ploy, but clearly, the unpopular and divisive stunt did not boost the show's viewership. "The Masked Singer" episode unmasking Rudy Giuliani sees viewership drop to all-time lows 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z Borrowing a marketing ploy from 20th Century Fox and “Avatar,” the Walt Disney Company said it would preview more than 20 minutes of its forthcoming “Tron: Legacy” free at Imax theaters around the world. Disney Revs Up 'Tron' Promotional Campaign 2010-10-11T20:01:00Z The common criticism is that it is a marketing ploy. Naming Nemo: Squall over Weather Channel naming winter storms 2013-02-09T05:06:04Z But Waddoups wrote in a 2012 ruling that the promise from the Utah County Attorney's Office appeared to be a ploy to avoid the suit. 'Sister Wives' family wins ruling in bigamy suit 2013-12-14T05:33:30Z Its statement followed claims from Morgan's legal team that Walmart was "attempting to gain an unfair advantage" and using Mr Roper's request as "a ploy to further delay this trial". Wal-Mart deny 'stalling' over Morgan 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z The passionate letters the cardinal received from “Marie Antoinette of France”, forged by de la Motte, were an ill-considered ploy when funds ran low. Queen, thief, wife, lover 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z "Future X-Cops" is also Lau's first release since he was exposed for lying about his marriage, which was seen by some as a ploy to maintain his appeal by projecting the image of a bachelor. Lau hopes sci-fi film breaks new ground 2010-04-08T07:45:00Z So if it's a marketing ploy, it's working – although it may point to how seriously hip-hop is taking Miley's newfound musical persona. Miley Cyrus has gone hip-hop. What's the problem? 2013-07-05T15:04:32Z But many Russians are convinced to this day that the delay was a deliberate ploy. Who won the war? Russians take a different view on D-Day 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z She also recalled one particularly brazen ploy that came along later — one that Ms. Hutsona also described as “false.” A Cautionary Tale for Nearly Everyone 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z It may seem a trite ploy, the abused continuing a cycle of violence and two brothers using each other as punching bags, but nevertheless, this scene also breaks Bill wide open. 'Masters of Sex' Recap: I Will Fix You 2014-09-14T04:00:00Z Is this all a ploy to get teenagers into history? Bangable dudes in history 2011-03-22T12:58:00Z The ploy worked, netting more than $65,000, according to Rock’s calculations. Chris Rock's Girl Scout Cookie Competitor Addresses Their Rivalry 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z Hollywood has been bringing popular characters back from the dead ever since blockbuster sequels became commonplace, but the ploy is rarely successful. The Rise of Skywalker: why no one ever really dies in Star Wars 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z The murder wasn’t a technical ploy to up the stakes; it was the novel’s raison d’être.” In ‘Who Is Maud Dixon?,’ a Dream Job Leads to a Twisty Nightmare 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z Last year the Oscar ceremony, which was produced by Mischer and Bruce Cohen, made a bow in that direction with a series of digital ploys and backstage encounters, some of which worked better than others. To attract viewers, the Oscars play hard to get 2012-02-18T00:40:57Z Duras’s most daring ploy is the elimination of synchronized dialogue. A Mesmerizing ‘India Song,’ Pulpy and Austere 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z But, I always —I watched the conviction, and I thought that it was part of a ploy, that the government used to weed out the truth. Wrongfully convicted. 21 years in prison. Pardoned by Obama. Mr. Wash reflects on a remarkable life 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z While some bars award free beer and some shops give small discounts as a marketing ploy, the majority do not. Who Elected Me Mayor on Foursquare? I Did 2010-08-19T00:13:00Z Onfroy said, in an interview with the podcast “No Jumper,” in 2016, that he would instigate fights in grade school as a ploy to get her attention. The Violent Life and Shocking Death of XXXTentacion 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z When the magazine's editors came back suggesting an inside spread, Paramount executives -- with visions of a successful "Simpsons"-like marketing ploy dancing in their collective heads -- gave Vman the OK. Shrek photo spread too saucy for studios 2010-04-14T03:17:00Z Liberal activists and officials with rival campaigns said it was little more than a ploy to help lower the average donation amount in the days before fourth-quarter results were reported. Pete Buttigieg and the One Percent 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z He tells his son to "believe in something — it is your only hope," while her advice "that it is they who are afraid use their weakness" leads to Bahari's most successful ploy. 'Rosewater' finds Jon Stewart in solidly serious mode 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z The only ones who'd benefit from a Zalenskyy cameo are the Academy Awards, which would be seen as a transparent and gross ratings ploy, and Schumer presumably as the originator of the idea. One cannot simply book Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the Oscars, Amy Schumer 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z The marketing ploy has proved to be a hit, with social media commenters declaring that they were “hungry” after watching the ad and announcing their plans to eat at the diner chain. 'Talking' baby and dad star in Denny’s commercial after viral video 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z Chmerkovskiy recently put to rest rumors that he wooed his partners as a ploy for votes. Rumer Willis Is Determined to Win the Mirror Ball on Dancing with the Stars 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z At best, it was a cynical ploy to gin up interest in the film. Movie Review: ‘Justin Bieber’s Believe,’ Directed by Jon M. Chu 2013-12-27T15:52:38Z It's a ploy that could work, and at the least is likely to have some interesting consequences. Can Mark Millar be a superhero for Twentieth Century Fox? 2012-09-28T16:26:29Z The most common con involves fake weight-loss products, but some ploys are more ambitious. Fool me once 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z There’s a lot more of that than there are marketing ploys.” In Lady Gaga?s Album, Evidence of a New Order 2011-06-01T21:41:07Z But Horowitz insists the watermelon was a culinary experiment rather than a ploy for Instagram attention. Watermelon 'ham' – the vegan alternative to turkey this Thanksgiving 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Presenting works from the first and second Viennese schools in this way is a standard ploy but, by way of preface, Karabits offered Webern's arrangement of Bach's Ricercar from the Musical Offering. BSO/Karabits - review 2011-03-13T15:01:13Z The producers denied that the idea was a ploy to persuade theatergoers that they would see an entirely new show or that it was an attempt to dilute Ms. Taymor’s copyright claims. ?Spider-Man,? a Year After First Preview, Is on Solid Ground 2011-11-27T23:22:49Z The whispered hard sell is a tired ploy to begin with, and this slightly mushy pile of meat sweetened with onion chutney and figs isn’t spectacular enough to make the gimmick pay off. Restaurant Review: Élan in the Flatiron District 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z Our theater critic writes that “Springsteen on Broadway” is much more than just a good marketing ploy. Seth Meyers Can’t Believe Trump Is Talking About Pulling Troops From Puerto Rico 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Writing on the Guardian's website Priyamvada Gopal, who teaches English at Cambridge University, viewed the Time cover in terms of a "cynical ploy" to justify the occupation. Bibi Aisha, victim of the Taliban's political strategy 2010-12-05T00:06:00Z The fact that they changed it to all woman seems like a ploy and a cover up for bad and unoriginal... Our ‘Ghostbusters’ Review: Girls Rule. Women Are Funny. Get Over It. 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z It's a clever ploy, setting in train the answers that will form the poem. Poem of the week: Sonnets from the Portuguese, No 43, by Elizabeth Barrett Browning 2010-05-24T14:28:00Z The scene is a tidy encapsulation of the book’s conceptual ploy. In ‘White on White,’ the Traditional Landlord-Tenant Pact Is Ruptured 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z And lest you think that story lines rife with antiquated gender roles are a network ploy to appeal to that 40 percent, think again. Chick flick TV 2011-09-27T22:23:04Z Bonus points for the line about not buying him a gift, but it’s because all he wants for Christmas is your lips, which is the most sickly cloying ploy for teenaged iTunes buys ever. Here are the 10 most annoying Christmas songs of all time 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z At first glance, it all seems like a marketing ploy meant to help boost sales of Halo Top ice cream amid the spring and summer seasons. Halo Top is now opening up gyms? Here’s everything we know about the brand’s “No Work Workout” 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z The ploy works for a spell, but soon Farley has a gun to Kidd's head. Tom Hanks' "News of the World" is a toothless throwback Western 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z The downtime may be a ploy to get you to browse the shelves or review the packaged foods spread along the counter. Banh Ta Deli review: Where Vietnamese sandwiches pack in artistry and balance 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z This seems to be a deliberate ploy for Rebecca to market itself as the spiritual successor to Hammer’s best-loved film. Call me by my dead wife's name: can Netflix persuade us we need another Rebecca? 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z Presenting previous heartbreak as a worthiness test for its lead is a classic "Bachelor" ploy. Here for the right reasons: Why "The Golden Bachelor" is already our favorite edition 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z “I felt like he was being used as a last-minute ploy and prop by Donald Trump’s campaign,” he said. Some famous rappers backed Trump’s campaign. Did it matter? 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z The median age of the typical Fox News consumer is over 60, so this is obviously a ploy to give viewers gift ideas for the grandkids. Under the “circle of doom”: Fox News gives us the season finale of its Trump boosting coverage 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z Game of Thrones doesn’t need to resort to these flopsweat-soaked marketing ploys. Game of Thrones: assessing the final season's bizarre marketing campaign 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z Others question her motives, speculating that the show was a marketing ploy conceived to pave the way to a planned Elite World Group public offering. In ‘My Unorthodox Life,’ Fashion Is a Flash Point 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z But tenderness can be a trap, a ploy for affection that doesn’t actually require vulnerability. New Music: New Rocordings by Riverside, Jessica Lea Mayfield and August Alsina 2014-04-14T21:25:54Z The film was a ploy to rouse the real Zodiac Killer out of hiding. ArtsBeat Blog: Big Hair and Bad Blood: VHS-Era Horror Obscurities From A to Z 2011-10-26T17:13:42Z In other circumstances, watching barefoot children swarm the politician could feel like yet another white-man-savior ploy for a vapid photo opp. Robert F. Kennedy and Mr. Rogers: Two icons of masculine empathy sorely missed today 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z In a somber speech, the governor of Puerto Rico stated that the debt situation was not just an election ploy, saying: “This is not politics, this is math.” Lin-Manuel Miranda Sings For Puerto Rico on 'Last Week Tonight' 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z The new sheriff in town thinks it’s a ploy and threatens him with all manner of electroshock therapy for his “hallucinations.” 'Sleepy Hollow' recap: A visit from Franklinstein's reanimated monster 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z The theme park later issued an apology for its marketing ploy, BBC reported. Chinese theme park sparks international backlash after forcing pig to bungee jump 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z And neither do girls give blowjobs to men who are not their boyfriends only as a ploy to keep “the anatomical real estate” protected, as moral absolutist Caitlin Flanagan argued in her recent Girl Land. Sheila Heti gets sex wrong 2012-09-28T23:30:00Z And if the PowerPoint ploy seems risky, it winds up being no less welcome than any of her other methods. Books of The Times: Jennifer Egan?s ?Visit From the Goon Squad? 2010-06-21T00:10:00Z Though the man’s stunt was successful, his followers are divided over whether or not the ploy was ethical. Influencer defends faking broken ankle for flight upgrade 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z Under the influence of Boaz, Don yields to still greater forms of temptation, but Boaz himself unapologetically carries the unscrupulous ploy to shocking and brazen extremes. Jared Hess’s Bitter Religious Satire, “Don Verdean” 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z The relevance of the potential suppression of an entire ethnic group in regards to a ploy to restrict the access of the American public's access to voting remains unclear, like most of McCain's political logic. Meghan McCain rails against MLB, Joe Biden while defending Georgia's new restrictive voting laws 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z Finally, Kaplowitz decided he needed to get Raynard out of the room to have any chance of restoring order, even if it meant giving in to an obvious ploy. Would you befriend the person who got you fired? 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z If the ploy works, maybe the next time the museum hauls out its Picassos, it will have not just a popular hit, which this show is sure to be, but also a great event. Art Review: ?Picasso in the Metropolitan Museum,? a Retrospective 2010-04-29T22:48:00Z The headline-grabbing outburst is a common ploy, one that, it depresses me to say, is far too often used by those of us here on the crunchy left. Michelle Obama’s heckler win 2013-06-05T14:41:00Z It seemed like a ploy to tarnish Sciorra’s credibility, but in the 1997 clip, she went on to explain that those fibs involved inane things like claiming her father raised iguanas for circuses. Week 1 of Weinstein trial: Vile allegations, X-rated gifts 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z Inspired, D'Entremont told her daughters to put on their glow-in-the-dark Halloween pajamas and lie very still below a ceiling light to “charge” the outfits, and the ploy proved to work like a charm. Mom's funny bedtime trick for calming down her kids goes viral: 'I'm not even sorry' 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z On the surface these two examples likely rate as annoying ploys to gain attention or take swipes at a giant media conglomerate that ultimately doesn't factor juvenile backlash into its decision-making process. Let's all stop ignoring The Fandom Menace. It's real, and it's winning 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z Partly as a gag and partly as an unsuccessful ploy to become an actor, Mr. Blatty passed himself off as the wayward son of a Saudi prince, fooling many people in L.A. high society. William Peter Blatty, author of ‘The Exorcist,’ dies at 89 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z They allege his tutelage was merely a ploy to take advantage of the girls, leading them down a path of sexual degradation. Scenes from Week 2 of the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z I was flummoxed, and soon realized the “interview” was just a ploy to get reimbursed for his “business expense.” Perspective | Miss Manners: Guests preemptively admonished at housewarming party 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z But his most effective narrative ploy is to use Hoffman and Hayden as a case study of what happens when diametrically opposed styles of civil disobedience attempt to work toward the same goal. With "The Trial of the Chicago 7" we get a history of civil disobedience that's very relevant today 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z The big show-business smile that infused the ceremony was more than a ratings ploy. ?The Artist? Wins Best Film at the Academy Awards 2012-02-27T05:27:18Z The ploy worked: Saw 3D earned 92% of its weekend largesse from viewers paying extra for the goggles. Box Office: 'Saw 3D' Slashes to No. 1 2010-11-19T14:15:00Z You'd be forgiven if you think it all sounds like a calculated marketing ploy. Danielle Fishel's world is in 'Normally, This Would Be Cause for Concern' 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z Holiday ploys: The scents and sounds of the season. 6 ways retailers trick you into buying more crap 2012-12-15T16:00:00Z “I don’t think we need to eat breakfast. That’s an advertising ploy.” Dr. Oz thinks we should 'cancel' breakfast in 2020, says it's a 'ploy' 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z Perhaps a slightly staged anecdote would be a good ploy to point the way to further possible non-judgmental discussions. Should I tell my friends their son probably has a drug problem? | Mariella Frostrup 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z In classical music, birthday celebrations and other anniversary observances sometimes seem strained, even ludicrous, marketing ploys. 9/11 Memorial Concerts, Mostly Low-Key 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Consigned to the roles society thrust them into, they spend the movie struggling to escape their stereotypes and, if the ploy works, find a home in the viewer's heart. DreamWorks' 3-D Megamind: That's Incredibles! 2010-11-19T14:15:00Z Perhaps it is a ploy to get the girls to raid the men’s store, buying striped socks for their cropped pants and lace-free brogues. Special Report: Fashion: 'English,' With Irony 2011-02-22T18:56:31Z Aside from the lack of humor, the most disappointing aspect of the entire endeavor was that it was what everyone feared it would be: a craven ratings ploy. Donald Trump on SNL: candidate’s hosting stunt was no laughing matter 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z She suggests that comparing anxiety and depression to chronic physical illnesses is a weak tactic to remove the stigma around taking psychotropic medications - a marketing ploy of pharmaceutical companies. Motherlode Blog: When Teenagers Need Antidepressants 2012-07-03T15:18:06Z Ms. Moss took issue, not surprisingly, with the notion that grouping the performances under the rubric of spirituality was a marketing ploy. White Light: Is It Driven by the Soul or by Sales? 2010-11-22T22:47:00Z Too often, though, they’re lazy ploys to earn the audience’s buy-in, or to signal the connoisseurship and impressively arcane tastes of the filmmaker. Perspective | Filmmakers are making their soundtracks do all the work, and it’s getting a little lazy 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z Rossini’s score abounds in elaborate ensembles, and his characters become emotionally entangled in their romantic ploys and deceptions. The Week Ahead: Mar. 20 ? 26 2011-03-16T20:54:08Z So his new album, “Listening Booth: 1970,” feels more honest than a conceptual ploy or a demographic appeal, though it’s assuredly both of those things. Critics? Choice: New CDs From Rick Ross, Marc Cohn, Frazey Ford 2010-07-18T21:21:00Z The Icarus imagery seemed like a somewhat obvious ploy, if an irresistible one, to elevate the story with metaphor. “Conviction,” Reviewed: A Bronx P.I. Pursues Justice, and Glory 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z I resented his showing off, his attention-seeking, and I was hyper-alert to his ploys because I liked to use them too. After 40 years I finally tracked down my dead brother 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z A generation removed from the battlefield, white Southerners bought into a marketing ploy that pushed the Lost Cause narrative. Atlanta’s Cyclorama had the black role in a Civil War battle all wrong. She set about to fix that. 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z He says that’s not a ploy to garner favor with liberals, but a reflection of his personal beliefs. Hundreds of people have filed to run for president in 2020. Meet a few of them. 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z Worse, tickets for “Streetcar” are available only to subscribers, in an anxious ploy to retain the company’s traditional base. Critic’s Notebook: U.S. Opera Companies, Notably in Seattle, Face Money Trouble 2012-08-08T22:30:39Z Several Fox News anchors sound convinced that the harmful smoke — which continues to waft south from more than a hundred wildfires burning in Quebec — is merely a ploy orchestrated by the Democrats. "You wanna inhale this stuff? Go ahead": "The View" is OK if the right denies smoke health risks 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z And it's a canny ploy, because who would dare poke holes in the accounts of youngsters suffering? It's "Uncle Tom's Cabin," but for QAnon: Film spreading child trafficking hysteria is making bank 2023-07-22T04:00:00Z Professionals like me are, of course, immune to these sorts of ploys. Frugal Traveler: The Travel Industry Shares Money-Saving Tips (and Freebies) 2011-03-01T22:44:08Z The right sees the left’s demand for Kavanaugh to withdraw as a self-serving ploy to besmirch the nominee’s reputation. Brett Kavanaugh gives “The Circus” what it desperately needs: cliffhangers and unpredictable... 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Telling us the trick before performing it is an old magician’s ploy. Theater Review: ‘Tar Baby,’ With the Comic Desiree Burch 2013-01-10T21:52:00Z But the core, accelerationist concept remains: a ploy to surpass capitalism by making more of it. An Artist’s High-Tech Dream of a World With No Nations 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z It makes even less sense when you look at someone like Lynn, who wove her personal life — with many warts on display — into her music, both as legitimate artistic expression and as a marketing ploy. Loretta Lynn's music: That's how the Republican women I grew up with talked (behind men's backs) 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Streaming series have abused that old ploy to the extent that it's both expected and lightly detested. "Star Trek" Strange New Worlds" closes an emotions-driven second season with action ... and feeling 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z Through it all, Ryan has displayed a fondness for psychological ploys, and the latest trick is to put all the focus on his babbling, thereby taking the pre-game pressure off his players. NFL Coaches: More Entertaining Than the Actual Games 2011-01-14T16:30:00Z But clearly getting Mark on board was at some level just a ploy to get him to persuade Dave to join them both at Foxcatcher – a ploy that finally succeeds. Cannes 2014: Foxcatcher review - Steve Carell gets to grips with his dark side 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z It was a shrewd programming ploy to include on the same bill Balanchine’s 1956 “Divertimento No. 15” and his 1970 “Who Cares?” L.A. Ballet's ambitious all-Balanchine program leads to missteps, but also one big triumph 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z The review here mentions exactly such a ploy in this fictional rendition. ‘Blackhat,’ a Cyberthriller Starring Chris Hemsworth 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z One of the ploys of both prime ministers was to appoint a powerful chairman of the governors to "curb" the director general, in Milne's case Marmaduke Hussey. Alasdair Milne obituary 2013-01-09T19:13:47Z Call it a necessary sustainability plan or a cynical ploy on the part of the labels, or both. Carly Rae Jepsen and the Rise of the “Mindie” Artist 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z This wasn’t a ploy to dodge a difficult discussion, but an acknowledgment that any pronouncement I made was likely to be countermanded by a higher authority. 'I've been good and bad, caring but useless': Tim Dowling on two decades of fatherhood 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z But the billboard antics were just a one-time promotional ploy, he claims. 'Better Call Saul' recap: Jimmy attracts more buzz than bucks 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z I succumbed to a marketing ploy and read “Valley of the Dolls,” by Jacqueline Susann, which was in its 50th anniversary edition this past summer. Elin Hilderbrand: By the Book 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Traditional ploys include overpriced courses and publicity photographs, pitched on empty promises of catching the eye of casting directors and talent scouts. Nightmares in the dream factory: how Hollywood scams would-be child stars 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z U2's newest album “Songs of Innocence” is available on iTunes and was released as part of a promotional ploy that automatically added the album to 500 million iTunes customers' playlists for free. U2's Bono reveals why he always wears sunglasses: Glaucoma 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z Later, the women are shocked and disapproving of Samantha's relationship with a woman, and even initially dismiss it as a ploy for attention. Sex and the City and Gossip Girl must learn from mistakes in reboots 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z Corporate interests today use front groups in a political ploy to bypass such bans and deploy millions of dollars to benefit their chosen candidates — including Wisconsin’s current governor. Putting the party back in politics: The progressive legacy is revered each year in Wisconsin as corporate pols are dismissed 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z A gutsy ploy on Hurwitz's part and one I genuinely enjoyed. Arrested Development recap: season four, episodes 11-15 2013-05-28T13:32:01Z Not as a manipulative or spiteful ploy, but instead as a resourceful adaptation. Carolyn Hax: Boyfriend’s outgoing personality unnerves introvert 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z I believe that in some instances, it was a ploy to keep their money. Why can’t I get a refund for my shuttle reservations in Italy? | Travel Troubleshooter 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z First seen losing a game of golf — a deliberate ploy to enhance business relations with two clients — Greville drinks too much and seems like a fuddy-duddy. Benedict Cumberbatch is a tense & meticulous spy in Cold War thriller "The Courier" 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z Ms. Lindstrom said her sister’s ploys dated back to when they were growing up in San Jose, Calif. Their parents, Ms. Lindstrom said, had struggles of their own. A Cautionary Tale for Nearly Everyone 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z But his main opponent was one determined mother, who worked tirelessly to see Moore's undoing after her daughter fell victim to his ploys. The 6 most disturbing "The Most Hated Man on the Internet" revelations from Netflix's docuseries 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z IT’S tempting to see Mr. Goulian’s outrageous persona as a pose, a marketing ploy: the Lady Gaga of literature. His Own Best Character 2011-05-18T20:55:46Z It’s a great ploy, that rigidity, because the music remains so flexible. New Music 2011-06-27T22:41:28Z But in a film about the ethical consequences of raising somebody else’s child, such a frothy ploy for pathos soon dissolves. The motherhood cure-all: “The Light Between Oceans” illuminates a reckless romance with adoption fallacies 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z “How is not shaving your armpits a freedom?!” one detractor wondered of the “shallow” marketing ploy. Nike ad featuring woman with unshaven armpits gets prickly reactions 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Last December, the Pogues played a UK "Farewell Christmas" tour – described by their guitarist as a "marketing ploy" – and already the group have booked several summer festival dates. 'The Pogues ignored us,' say support act Titus Andronicus 2011-04-06T10:06:31Z Yet in the Public Theater’s bilingual audio production “Romeo y Julieta,” the extraordinary Julio Monge portrays Friar Lawrence with such warm ease and steadiness that the ploy seems — well, still exceedingly unwise, but almost persuasive. ‘Romeo y Julieta’ Review: Young Love in Two Languages 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Disney’s latest live-action reboot seems a shameless ploy to penetrate the lucrative Chinese box office, now rivalling the US’s in size. The most exciting movies of 2020 – family films 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z Call it misguided, crude, a craven ploy; whatever else, it represents the evolution of a very particular pictorial vocabulary — the terrorist as icon. | Let Us Now Praise Infamous Men 2013-09-04T19:12:10Z Is this all part of a calculated ploy to appeal to our friends in the biking fraternity? Saxon: 'Metal fans are the most loyal in the world' – a classic feature from the vaults 2013-01-16T12:54:39Z Writing "Amazing" or "Incredible" or "Mighty" or "Fantastic" in huge letters across the comics was just another sales ploy. Oz the Great and Powerful proves movies should go for modest titles 2013-03-14T17:41:49Z She had been suspended for refusing parts assigned to her, a common ploy among studio bosses to keep their stars in line, with the missed time tacked on to the length of her deal. At 101, a Survivor of Hollywood’s Golden Age Throws Down the Gauntlet 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z This is what makes people think the Maoists offer to enter 'peace talks' is a hoax, a ploy to get breathing space to regroup, re-arm themselves and go back to waging protracted war. Arundhati Roy | Gandhi, but with guns | Part Four 2010-03-27T09:00:00Z It was said that as a result of Crowley's ploy, half the town hurried to vacation in Mexico. The Hollywood superlawyer whose death went unnoticed 2011-03-29T00:52:57Z Smith's first marketing ploy was seen by many as publicity genius. Kevin Smith faces protests as unleashes "Indie 2.0" 2011-01-24T10:31:26Z Like The Blair Witch Project and this year's Paranormal Activity, The Last Exorcism purports to be found documentary footage, now officially an overworked ploy. 'Last Exorcism' Review: 'Documentary' Plays with Doubt 2010-08-26T22:55:00Z Twitter commenters, meanwhile, were largely frustrated with the retailer's ill-timed ploy. Fashion Nova slammed for suggesting customers shop with stimulus checks amid pandemic 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z The Post’s publisher, Fred Ryan, called the suit “a shameful ploy designed to intimidate news organizations as they work to inform voters on the important issues at stake in this election.” A history of the Trump War on Media — the obsession not even coronavirus could stop 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z One Twitter user wasn’t buying the story, suggesting it was all a ploy to lure new customers. San Francisco bar owner closes shop to pursue 'dream' of being male exotic dancer 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z It wasn't the sign of a guilty criminal conscience - just an extortion ploy proving that the thief, or thieves, had "The Just Judges." Art's perfect theft: the `Ghent Altarpiece' 2012-11-19T10:46:03Z This canny ploy means the action, heaving with innuendo and jokes about pendulums, can be played straight, making it all the funnier. L'heure espagnole/L'enfant et les sortilèges; BBC Prom 33 – review 2012-08-11T23:05:35Z Staackman said he believed the Mississippi law, which recently went into effect on July 1, was simply a ploy to shelter the state’s meat industry. Don’t call it a burger! Meat industry fights back as interest grows in plant-based food 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z This often is a marketing ploy to lead you to believe a heavy bottle is better and, thus, should be more expensive. Know your wine bottle: What’s up with the different shapes, sizes 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z We started to make out on the bed, and I wondered how much of a ploy this was on his part. My gay art-porn debut 2012-06-23T02:00:00Z Airlines often try to soften the blow with offers of upgrades, miles, and ploys like vouchers to Cinnabon. This Is When You Should Complain to an Airline 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Sushenya suspects it was a ploy, to lure the partisans into the open. Cannes 2012: In the Fog – review 2012-05-25T11:04:58Z Apparently the ploy brought in customers but didn’t produce the hit he’d hoped for. A Victory for the Civil War ‘Cyclorama’ 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Ryznar thinks regular family law attorneys are equipped to handle any case and that the niche men’s firms are largely a marketing ploy to “drum up business”. Dads' rights: the rise of firms for fathers going through divorce 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z Some photographers justified their furtiveness as a ploy to secure an un-self-conscious pose or as an exercise in social reform. Watching you 2010-05-21T23:06:00Z She saw the crackdown as a ploy by MBS to commandeer the kingdom’s capital for his own ends while tarring the reputations of all who might challenge him. ‘MBS: The Rise to Power of Mohammed Bin Salman,’ by Ben Hubbard: An Excerpt 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z In what was surely meant to double as a marketing ploy, Taylor Swift closed the night with her song “Style.” Watch Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Ariana Grande and Hozier Perform at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z Bullying people for doing the right thing is an unfortunately common defensive ploy. Perspective | Miss Manners: Well-dressed group always met with confusion 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z Through it all, Ryan has displayed a fondness for psychological ploys, and the latest trick is to put all the focus on his babbling, thereby taking the pregame pressure off his players. NFL Coaches: More Entertaining than the Actual Games 2011-01-18T23:35:00Z Look closely at her and there’s desperation: the deathly lack of hesitation about her money-making ploys; a cough that is a suggestion of TB; the only softness in her already spoilt by self-pity. My streaming gem: why you should watch Detour 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z A lavish pastel bouquet, bought as a clever ploy for getting inside Harriet’s home, now stares out from news photos. Book review: ‘The Murder of Harriet Krohn,’ by Karin Fossum 2014-12-28T05:00:00Z What I can’t tell,” David said, “is whether they actually identify with their Nordic past, or if it’s just a marketing ploy.” On the Nordic Trail in Scotland 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z “They both wore the same transparent ploy to Congress.” Must-see morning clip: Jon Stewart shames Mary Landrieu and Dems for Keystone XL ploy 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z It was after Twitter users pointed out that the whole abuse-victim-Rihanna-singing-before-the-Ravens-game ploy was not such a great idea that CBS pulled her song in favor of coverage of the Ray Rice scandal. Women Don't Have to Boycott the NFL 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z Given all this, is the Whitney no-show a ploy or a tantrum? Vincent Gallo Keeps ‘Promises Written in Water’ Off Screens 2012-06-10T04:10:05Z Could this be a ploy to steer precious grant dollars to parasitologists? Parasites may not be cute and cuddly, but they need saving too, scientists say 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z The reader is given little help, a ploy that only serves to underline the deep disturbance in Jacob's family. Oh Sweden! Oh Israel! by Stephan Mendel-Enk – review 2013-04-15T10:56:59Z Yet, he says this week's dual-book publishing ploy is not about sales but about exposing kids to novels. Author James Patterson eyes movies, kids reading 2011-06-29T20:59:58Z It seemed like a cheap ploy for the parental vote, and I wasn’t convinced. "American Idol" recap: Take a hike, Casey 2010-05-19T13:01:00Z The ploy worked; we made tenuous plans to meet for Scrabble the following week. Goodbye, My Fantasy Man 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z Another ploy is to claim that everyone else is lying. In the house of alternative facts: How my parents' lies prepared me for post-truth America 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z It began way back in 2014 under the guise of a marketing ploy for Robicelli’s, the bakery my husband, Matt, and I ran in Brooklyn. Oops, I created a frankenfood monster: how we made Nutellasagna 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z This is nothing more than a cynical ploy to cash in on the original movie's phenomenal box office performance. 'Tis the season of good horror as The Last Exorcism tops US box office 2010-08-30T12:14:00Z Even Barneys, which has long turned up its nose at such commercial ploys, has done windows promoting celluloid spectacles like “The Last Samurai.” Film and Fashion: Just Friends 2010-03-04T16:34:00Z An online petition questioned why Disney would replace what it called a "truly inspired and original idea" with "a marketing ploy." Disneyland's Tower of Terror making way for 'Guardians' ride 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z One of the reporters I spoke with on the Clinton story — notice I’m not naming names; a promise is a promise — began our conversation with more negotiating ploys than a used-car salesman. Why journalists need to practice what they preach 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z Egg cartons have become billboards these days, just covered with all sorts of phrases and words, many of which are purely marketing ploys. The "Queen of the Coop" answers all of your egg-centric questions 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z I am never quite sure if this is a deliberate formal ploy or a result of his imagination outstripping his craft. 'Reality has surpassed satire' 2010-08-21T23:04:00Z On June 13, 2001, Raynard asked his teacher for permission to go to the bathroom to get some water, a ploy he had used before to get out of class. Would you befriend the person who got you fired? 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Robert and Sarah: In a painful ploy, the producers make Michelle fix Sarah’s hair for the date with Robert. RECAP: Bachelor In Paradise: Rose Ceremony, Interrupted 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z He passes all the tests set by Willy Wonka, whose golden ticket search was really a secret ploy to find a worthy and honest child to be his heir. Who are your favourite fictional heroes? 2012-10-02T13:33:19Z Nicholas uses every manipulative ploy in the book to confound his supposed family and the law. | 'The Chameleon': A ?Who Is It?? More Than a Whodunit 2011-07-14T22:46:18Z It’s a popular old ploy: Ladies, aren’t you too weak to do this stuff? Hillary powers through pneumonia — because that’s what women do 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z On paper it would seem to be a classic counter-programming ploy to offer a change of pace from mainstream heavy-hitters such as Brave and Vampire Hunter. Brave new world dominated by Pixar 2012-06-26T10:02:12Z The “VIP” sign on each shield seems to allude to his widely documented narcissism and suggests that the deployment of police is a self-serving ploy to burnish his public image. New York’s Sidewalk Prophets Are Heirs of the Artisans of France’s Lascaux Caves 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z The standard ploy in this format pressures the fans who most like the game and want to play it more to pay up. Rusty’s Real Deal Baseball Video Game Tests Haggling Skills 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z The ploy demonstrates how a recently overhauled Walt Disney Studios is thinking about marketing. Disney Uses Cliffhanger to Market ?Toy Story 3? 2010-04-30T23:13:00Z Less simple to remove are the caustic responses to what purists and skeptics see as a clumsy tribute and perhaps a marketing ploy to promote Valmorbida, his collection and his proposed Hambleton experience. The Return of the Shadowman 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Of all the tired, unrealistic means the movies use to get characters together, this ploy is the worst. Remember Me Review: Young Love, Hold the Vampires 2010-03-12T19:35:00Z A perfect family turns out to be a stealth-marketing ploy in a would-be satire that doesn't land any killer blows. Films out this week 2010-04-23T23:36:00Z It’s a great ploy for those of with enough free time to pull it off. Is Your Kid STILL Eating Halloween Candy? Read This. 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z A common ploy is the insinuation that the “mainstream” news establishment is in fact biased in favor of liberal ideological framings of issues or that it is actually antiwhite. Fox News’ divisive race strategy: How O’Reilly, Hannity and Coulter intentionally tore America apart 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z These are all technical reasons why The Good Wife has always been great, but the stories it tells have always been relevant and insightful without being shallow “ripped from the headlines” ratings ploys. How The Good Wife transformed TV 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z If it was Arryk, who remained faithful to the Greens, then it is probably an infiltration ploy. ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 1 Finale Recap: The Angriest Dragon 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z It’s partly a marketing ploy that the ballet’s full title — “Twyla Tharp’s The Princess and the Goblin”— includes the name of this eminent choreographer, whom the Atlanta Ballet and Royal Winnipeg Ballet jointly commissioned. Dance Review: Twyla Tharp?s ?The Princess and the Goblin? 2012-02-13T00:28:50Z To help you spot the hoaxes, we assembled 10 of the most common ploys around the world and offer tips on how to protect yourself from them. 10 common travel scams — and how to avoid them 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z It also manages the currently popular ploy of being at once critical and self-aggrandizing. Frieze New York, a Visual Circus Under the Big Top 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z In such cases, Geronemus says, doing away with the single supplement is “a mere marketing ploy.” The travel industry is finally ending discrimination against solo travelers. Or is it? 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z In fact, it may have been an inspired move, a contemporary implementation of the old Gillette ploy of giving away razors while making money from selling blades. As the reborn Kindle proves, looks don't count for everything 2010-08-28T23:06:00Z But paying can be “a strategy, a ploy, a recognition that we don’t hold all the cards,” and that there are “other players who have their own interests.” U.S. refusal to negotiate ransoms may be risky Could it be that the move is less to do with genuine theatrical superstition and more of a marketing ploy to drum up a bit of tension and excitement? Should Alan Cumming beware the curse of Macbeth? 2013-04-16T15:03:45Z Among the ploys Aline Feldman learned from Japanese woodcuts is the dramatic vantage point. In the galleries: ‘Spring Solos’ at Arlington Arts Center 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z He recognizes that the slam-dunk case against Steven Birch, Bobby’s rival, is a ploy to divert attention and resources away from the case against Axe Capital. ‘Billions’ Season 1, Episode 2: Part of the Firmament 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z The plaintiff called that a ploy to add subscribers to a struggling Tidal, and said the ploy became clear when West released “Pablo” 1-1/2 months later on Apple, Spotify and his own website. Kanye West resolves fan's 'Life of Pablo' lawsuit 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z The site looks very official, with pictures of postal workers, but it's nothing more than a clever ploy to steal your money. Perspective | Hints From Heloise: Some new ideas 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z Another ploy is the imposing readymade, scarred by life and transferred to the white cube of the art gallery for predictably sobering effect. Art In Review: ADEL ABDESSEMED: ?Who?s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? 2012-03-15T21:44:54Z The ploy appeared to work: almost 42 million people watched the Oscars last year, a 15 percent increase from the year before, according to Nielsen Media Research. ?True Grit? Popularity May Generate Awards as Well as Dollars 2011-01-05T00:04:15Z After a number of delays and false starts, her 14th studio album resembles a ploy for attention—at first glance. A Diva for Every Demographic: Mariah Carey, Cher Lloyd and Robyn 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z But Rogers sees through the ploy – or someone tips him off – because he slays De Francy and intercepts the document. 'Turn: Washington's Spies' recap: Ledger reveals crushing British debt 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z Is violence or bribery the better ploy to get our way? The Situation Room – review 2013-04-16T16:24:26Z Even as Trump bedazzles the news media, he blames it — one of his favorite ploys, along with distraction and dissembling. Perspective | Mixing troubling policy and loony distraction, Trump tries to get away with media madness 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z Other booking ploys, surveyed below, may or may not get you into trouble with the airlines. Airline Booking Hacks: What Works, and What Might Get You in Trouble 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z For Bieber, 28, not generally regarded as a musician’s musician, it was a pointed ploy, or perhaps a plea. At the Grammys, the Young Succeed Most When They Seem Old 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z Beyond a political ploy, however, the cake was used as a celebration for the democratic process. Election Cake: A brief history of the long-lost American tradition 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z Whether this marketing ploy was a success was not recorded; neither was Ms Moy’s later fate. Tiger ancestors 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z By far their most successful ploy was overselling the potential of recycling, which was supposed to end the treadmill of waste. More than just litter: The relationship between plastic and climate change 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z Walker Evans used this ploy in the 1930s, while photographing the poor in New Orleans and Mississippi; so did Helen Levitt, on the streets of Harlem. Watching you 2010-05-21T23:06:00Z Constructing the palace is a political ploy on the young king’s part, but its many rooms also provide gilded backdrops for plenty of sex. A Chill in the Air? Stay Inside and Watch TV 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z She didn’t, and to explain why, Greenberg discounts the president’s suggestion as a public relations ploy. The First Lady Who Begat Phyllis Schlafly, Nancy Reagan and Ivanka Trump? 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z So this doctor ploy, and not a rich suburban American doctor, but more in the Peace Corps, ride your Evangelical wave, Doctors Without Borders vein. ‘The Americans,’ Season 5, Episode 8: The Humanization of Elizabeth 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z But it's hard to think the electronic music and complicated emotions on the album were ploys to make money. Three kings bearing gifts: Prince, Jay-Z and Kanye 2011-12-11T23:56:01Z Despite these unorthodox ploys, he’s a smart guy who understands that “sometimes you confound expectations, sometimes you grow into the thing that people think you are.” Beware Strange Psychologists: The Latest in Crime Novels 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z Sheridan’s giddy plot is a series of misconstrued romantic ploys, deceptions and meddlesome interventions among the wealthy and fashionable folk of Bath, whose lives are complicated by their own foolish behavior. Theater Review: Lovebirds, Twits and Blowhards in ‘The Rivals’ 2014-05-08T21:43:20Z While the veil was feared lost in the fire, it was found days later unharmed in the crypt and — whether miracle or marketing ploy — became the impetus to rebuild quickly. Centuries of survival: Inside France’s gothic cathedrals 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z Later, as we raced through a police checkpoint – having been forewarned it was merely another extortion ploy – we feared being shot in the back. 'My romantic holiday’: the good, the bad and the calamitous 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z The first section of the book leans heavily on the hackneyed ploy of the child narrator, whose unconsciously ironic observations are apparent to the reader. Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘Bream Gives Me Hiccups’ is no masterpiece 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Worse, tickets for "Streetcar" are available only to subscribers, in an anxious ploy to retain the company's traditional base. Opera companies, notably in Seattle, face money trouble 2012-08-09T00:41:03Z Her most brazen ploy — the one that finally led to her getting caught in 2019 — was to simply cancel tickets sold by her colleagues and pocket the refunds. Swiss Museum Cashier Pockets Over $1 Million in Yearslong Scam 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z Most obviously, this four-day “week” — with its coordinated solo exhibitions, special events and extended gallery hours — is a promotional ploy. Art: Gallery Week, With Zwirner, Nolan, Petzel and More 2010-05-06T22:23:00Z While his legal team has hinted at this ploy, nothing has been filed yet. “Terrible strategy”: Legal experts skewer Trump lawyers’ plot to invoke “nuclear option” at trial 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Some border towns in Southeast Asia have emerged as the centre of cyber scam operations including fake romance ploys, illegal casinos and investment pyramid schemes. South Korea says 19 citizens held captive in Myanmar rescued 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Both the White House and the Biden family’s personal lawyers have dismissed the investigation as a political ploy aimed at hurting the Democratic president. House Republicans subpoena Hunter and James Biden as their impeachment inquiry ramps back up 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z A couple of threads came together in Johnson’s ploy. Column: The budget lie at the heart of House Speaker Johnson's Israel aid proposal 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z We tend to see an elaborate ploy in this — these are things they set up to give themselves more respectability than is warranted — but our analysis suggests there's an authenticity to this social puzzle-solving. What if they're not crazy? Belief in conspiracy theories may be normal 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z Eight inches taller than Smith and with a track record as a specialist, he will be key to nullifying South Africa's kick-to-compete ploy in attack. How England can upset odds and beat South Africa 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z The ploy to kick high and challenge inexperienced French wing Louis Bielle-Biarrey worked wonders as the hosts failed to gather the ball for Arendse's opening try. South Africa beat France by one point in thriller 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z Opponents have described the move as a political ploy and "barely more than shiny headlines". How could £20m help an 'overlooked' town like Dumfries? 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Johnson’s ploy demonstrates that the mission is still alive and well. Column: The budget lie at the heart of House Speaker Johnson's Israel aid proposal 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z Hamas, meanwhile, has told people to remain in their homes, dismissing the Israeli orders as a ploy. In Israel’s call for mass evacuation, Palestinians hear echoes of their original catastrophic exodus 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Hamas, which staged a shocking and brutal attack on Israel nearly a week ago and has fired thousands of rockets since, dismissed it as a ploy and called on people to stay in their homes. Israel orders unprecedented evacuation of 1 million in Gaza as possible ground offensive looms 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z “This feels like an op, a scheme, a strategy, a machination, a plot, a ploy, where they are trying to convince you that this is bad for Biden,” Mr. Kirk said during a recent show. Democratic revolutionary RFK Jr. poised to shake up presidential race with independent bid 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z “Unfortunately, Kevin McCarthy violated his promise to the American people and the Republican Conference by working against them repeatedly and supporting ploys to aid the Left,” Mr. Rosendale said. GOP rebels say McCarthy sealed his own fate with broken promises 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Conspiracy theories linking "15-minute cities" to sinister ploys to control people may once have been the preserve of fringe groups on social media, but have they now entered the mainstream of British politics? How 15-minute cities got caught in conspiracy theories 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z "Coupled with extradition of one of the brothers, it's a ploy to take the heat off of them," Silva said. El Chapo's sons ban fentanyl production in Sinaloa, according to banners 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Whether there’s an actual romance here, or just a friendship, or a marketing ploy, Swift and Kelce seem to be doing just fine. The haters gonna hate (hate hate hate hate), but do Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce even notice? 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z However, the move has been branded a political ploy and "barely more than shiny headlines" by opposition parties. Seven Scottish towns to each receive £20m levelling up cash 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z The blockbuster New York Times expose of Trump's father's various dubious ploys to shelter his earnings from taxes showed this was a family affair from the time Trump and his siblings were toddlers. The Trump family fraud exposed: Ivanka gets lucky with Trump Org. case 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z In fact, as I wrote, it was a cynical ploy backed by the Koch brothers’ network aimed at emasculating the FDA in a way that would undermine public health. Column: Right-wing judges are on a mission to stop the FDA from warning consumers about snake oil 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z It’s a cynical and pathetic ploy that, in and of itself, makes him worthy of condemnation. Column: Democrats throw indicted senator under the bus, treating Menendez as he deserves 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Clearly, the matchup was personal for Lanning, but his speech didn’t stray far from the standard motivational ploys used by head coaches across the country. Pac-12 rewind: UW and Oregon dominate, WSU meets the moment 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross denied the funding - which will benefit Elgin in his own Moray constituency - was a political ploy ahead of the next general election. Seven Scottish towns to each receive £20m levelling up cash 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z The Silent Majority Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to gun rights, calls the Gator’s case a ploy to “win political points.” AG Bob Ferguson takes careful aim in suing gun dealers | Editorial 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Ukraine and its Western allies have dismissed the Kremlin’s demands as a ploy to advance its own interests. UN atomic watchdog warns of threat to nuclear safety as fighting spikes near plant in Ukraine 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z WGA member David Slack, in a message Thursday on the platform X, formerly known as Twitter, suggested the suspensions could be part of a negotiating ploy. Warner Bros. has suspended producer deals. Will it spur a breakthrough in WGA talks or deepen the conflict? 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z He argued the Civil Rights Act only prohibits “intentional discrimination,” and called the EPA’s investigation a ploy by “social justice warriors.” Shuttered EPA investigation could’ve brought ‘meaningful reform’ in Cancer Alley, documents show 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Critics claim that the city and the zoo found the arsenic on purpose, as part of a ploy to replace the space with a butterfly garden and aquarium. Lions, tigers, taxidermy, arsenic, political squabbling and the Endangered Species Act. Oh my. 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z She adds that her male coach picked up her race number as the nominated leader of the group, rather than part of a deliberate ploy. 'Incapable' - the woman who raced a lie 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Then I couldn’t help but wonder if this was Aidan’s twisted ploy at delayed revenge. Carrie and Aidan's five-year plan and more thoughts on the 'And Just Like That' Season 2 finale 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z The arrests have been strongly condemned by NGOs who said it was a "ploy by the state to target civil society organisations and ultimately silence their voice on the 2023 elections". Zimbabwe election: Poll monitors arrested amid election 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Survivors of clergy sex abuse victims criticized the bankruptcy filing, calling them a ploy to keep information hidden. San Francisco Archdiocese declares bankruptcy amid hundreds of lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z Among its new priorities will be cases in strategic areas such as defence, reconstruction and energy, he said, as well as those involving senior officials whose lucrative ploys illustrate the systemic nature of graft here. Ukraine's anti-graft police zero in on major wartime corruption 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z In another move seen as an election ploy, a government-proposed referendum on the sensitive matter of migration is to be held alongside the parliamentary elections. Poland’s divisive commission on Russian influence postponed, ruling party member says 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z But Sen. Ron Wyden, Oregon Democrat, lashed out at the court, calling the ruling “a political ploy to control women’s bodies.” Court rules abortion pill can remain on the market, but with restrictions 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z As with TSG’s complaint, Johansson said she took a financial hit for what was essentially a ploy to incentivize more people to pay for the streaming service. 'Avatar: The Way of Water' financier accuses Disney of self-dealing in new lawsuit 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z Those two jurisdictions may have more scope to charge Hunter Biden's tax violations, although Republicans contend that is a ploy to get the case before friendlier judges. Hunter Biden: The legal troubles of the US president's son 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z He has said that he thinks that climate change is a lie and has characterized sex education as a ploy to destroy the family. Argentine peso plunges after rightist who admires Trump comes in first in primary 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z He has characterized sex education as a ploy to destroy the family, and has said that he believes that the sale of human organs should be legal. Argentine peso plunges after rightist who admires Trump comes first in primary vote 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z He has attacked sex education in schools as a ploy to destroy the "traditional family" and is a climate-change denier. Javier Milei: Trump admirer leads race for Argentina presidency 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z Dan Hughes' tactical playbook runs to 39 different ploys and 12 pages. Open low, move fast, walk away - the art of the transfer deal 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z SAG-AFTRA agreed, but also criticized the request as a ploy to engineer an extension on its contract. Big risk, high reward for Newsom if he tries to end Hollywood strikes 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z It's unlikely that Ramaswamy thinks he's got a chance at winning the GOP nomination with these transparent ploys. "Anti-woke" darling Richard Hanania is exposed: What this says about the "intellectual" right 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z Ms. Greene dismissed the censure attempt as a fund-raising ploy. Once Rare, Impeachments and Censures Have Become the Norm in Congress 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z “This is a ploy to try to scare all the other boards across California from adopting the policy,” Sonjia Shaw said in a statement to The Associated Press. California investigates school district’s parental notification policy on children’s gender identity 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Or is it the exoskeleton of corporate green-washing, an cynical ploy to hide our insatiable acquisitiveness in reusable packaging? Cardboard: Environmental scourge or savior? 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z It’s easy to see this letter to Swift as nothing more than a political ploy to grab headlines, and in one way it is. Column: California politicians ask Taylor Swift to cancel concerts. She won't shake it off 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z We have seen them come out and up ultra-positive, like at Lord's when Ben Duckett said England's attack of Australia short balls that cost them three wickets was the right ploy. 'We'll miss Broad too, but I have a last Ashes grumble' 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z The West should recognize this as a ploy “that has far more to do with Russia’s ambitions for Belarus than any genuine impact on European security beyond that,” Giles said. Bluffing or not, Putin’s declared deployment of nuclear weapons to Belarus ramps up saber-rattling 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z Australia may say this ploy has worked but now they have retained the Ashes I would like to see them be more aggressive. Australia need to copy Bazball to win Ashes - McGrath 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z The Unite union has accused ministers of a cynical ploy. Some NHS temporary staff miss out on full pay deal 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z Propaganda is a systematic use of disinformation, a classic ploy of Machiavellian liars. How Trump's speech is warping MAGA minds 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z The more telling error was Lowe's aggressive use of forward guidance, a common ploy for getting people to borrow and spend more by promising not to take the punchbowl way. Australia's central bank loses chief to public ire over rates 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Leaders of the 160,000-member union called the move a “cynical ploy,” saying they had not been notified of the mediator proposal before news of it was leaked to a trade publication. Hollywood actors poised to strike after SAG-AFTRA contract expires with no deal 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z “We will not be manipulated by this cynical ploy to engineer an extension when the companies have had more than enough time to make a fair deal.” Hollywood actors agree to mediation, but strike may be unavoidable 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z He said it warrants the level of alarm Ukraine’s leadership has been raising in recent weeks of an alleged Russian ploy to attack the nuclear plant in a possible false flag operation. Ukrainian minister says he fears Russia has ‘no red lines’ to prevent attacks on nuclear plant 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z Still, some environmental groups initially opposed them, seeing them as a ploy to benefit projects they say have no ecological benefit, like building new reservoirs. Budget troubles won’t change California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s goals for 2nd term, he tells AP 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z That that ploy of taking advantage of familiarity, taking advantage of the sorts of habits we have and targeting them is how a lot of deception works. Con science: Experts on why we fall for hoaxes and how to outsmart scammers 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z The opposition says the referendum is a political ploy by which Poland’s ruling party wants to boost its results in the election. Poland’s lawmakers open the way for a national referendum on whether to take in more migrants 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Arévalo has called it a ploy by the other parties to overturn the results. Saving an election on Insta: Guatemalans go to social media to try to protect presidential vote 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z Facebook did initially restrict access to news, but the ploy lasted barely a week before it backfired wildly, and Facebook agreed to comply, albeit after extracting some concessions. Column: California and Canada absolutely must call Google's and Facebook’s bluff on news 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Sonko denies any wrongdoing, and his supporters say the trial was a political ploy to disqualify him from entering the presidential race. Senegal President Macky Sall says he won't run for third term 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Whether we are being used as part of a cynical ploy or not, Asian Americans can forcefully say “not in our name” to efforts to pit us against other people of color. Affirmative action ruling shows how marginalized groups are co-opted 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z But critics also saw the law as a political ploy to lure the right wing to Macron’s centrist party ahead of the presidential election that Macron won. France’s highest administrative court says the soccer federation can ban headscarves in matches 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Still, former England captain Michael Vaughan said their attack against the short-ball ploy was "absolute stupidity". 'Stupidity' or a brave new world? England's wild hour 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z It centers on the deliveries being the ploy of criminals who are testing stolen credit cards by making small charges with them via Uber Eats. The unwanted Uber Eats deliveries are back — and recipients are so over the free fries 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z “Like the biblical prophets, you confront things that at times are uncomfortable; you criticize today’s false myths and new idols, its empty talk, the ploys of consumerism, the schemes of power.” Pope Francis invites artists to the Sistine Chapel as the Vatican seeks a new cultural dialogue 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z In 2016, the Russian news media reported that he was dead, which some intelligence experts believed might be a ploy to flush him out. Russia Sought to Kill Defector in Florida 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z Academic data sharing programs will remain disingenuous public relations ploys until companies obey data privacy and transparency requirements. Science Shouldn’t Give Data Brokers Cover for Stealing Your Privacy 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z State leaders say migrants carried documents that point to a Florida-led ploy. Migrants say Florida contractors pushed to get them to board planes to California 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z The company said no employees were required to do anything sexual, it didn’t use sex or psychological manipulation as a marketing ploy, and it had tweaked policies to ensure customers didn’t feel shoehorned into debt. Founder, ex-executive of sexual wellness company charged with forced labor conspiracy 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z The men suspected the eviction notices were a ploy to get them to leave their apartments because they were complaining about the Boyd’s conditions. String of eviction notices leads to growing concerns about Skid Row receiver 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z China rejected the idea that Europe needed to play a bigger role in Asian security, describing it as a ploy by the United States to establish an Asian-Pacific version of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. China, U.S. Lay Out Rival Visions for Asia as Ships Nearly Collide 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z Their arrival on the diocese’s doorstep, for which no politician or organization has yet to publicly claim responsibility, adds fuel to a controversy over similar ploys by conservative politicians in Republican-led states. California is investigating who sent 16 migrants from Texas to doorstep of Sacramento diocese 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z This was seen by some as a ploy to scupper the ruling party's chances of winning the vote - allegations Mr Emefiele denies. Bola Tinubu inauguration: The five tests awaiting Nigeria's new president 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z Reactions to the letter mounted on Wednesday with legal experts criticizing the Trump attorneys' arguments and even dubbing the letter a ploy to curry favor from Trump's base of supporters. “Boneheaded”: Legal experts trash Trump lawyers over “foolish” DOJ letter whining about Hunter Biden 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z Particularly popular among youths, Sonko has been embroiled in a legal saga he says is a ploy to bar him from polls in February 2024. Senegal seeks 10-year jail sentence in opposition leader's rape trial 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Justice’s campaign quickly pushed back against the Democrats’ suit on Tuesday, calling it nothing more than a political ploy. Democrats sue for West Virginia GOP Gov. Jim Justice’s calendar amid Senate run 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z The pause is widely regarded as a negotiating ploy on Capitol Hill, but US financial markets flinched at the development, closing in negative territory on Friday. US debt ceiling: Republicans hit 'pause' on negotiations for now 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z The United States suspected the invasion of South Korea had been a ploy by the Soviets to test the U.S. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z In an interview with The Associated Press, Saquicela slammed Lasso’s move as a last-minute ploy to avoid his removal once it became clear that was underway. Ecuador lawmakers denounce president’s disbanding of National Assembly, argue it wasn’t legal 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z Those decisions rankled the paper’s rank-and-file staff and elicited a formal letter of protest from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, which said the advertising ploys made “a mockery of the newspaper’s mission.” Sam Zell, business tycoon who drove the L.A. Times into bankruptcy, dies 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z The post, she figured, must be a ploy to scam migrants into paying for legal advice. How TikTok and other social media have reshaped the way people migrate to the U.S.: 'Their only lifeline' 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z It’s hard to imagine them using the “no one believed in us” underdog ploy again next year, and least not without a rolled-eyes response. Let’s savor Kraken’s postseason run, but there’s work to be done for next year 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z SNAP, a survivors’ network for clergy sex abuse victims, criticized the bankruptcy filing, calling it a ploy to keep information hidden. Oakland 2nd California diocese to seek bankruptcy over abuse 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z In November 2021, Oak Street disclosed that the Justice Department was investigating sales ploys like free trips to its clinics and payment of insurance agents for referrals. Corporate Giants Buy Up Primary Care Practices at Rapid Pace 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z He said such moves are a delaying ploy. Donald Trump seeks to move NY criminal case to federal court 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z And don’t forget the ubiquitous happy hour, a ploy to sell profitable alcoholic beverages and get you loopy enough to keep ordering Brussels sprouts. Column: Is the early bird dinner discount dead? Not on this restaurant critic's watch 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z Her belief is that the raid was a ploy to take over her venue, which has been profitable over the last nine years as it is popular with young people. Somali shock as Mogadishu mayor Madale filmed beating partygoers 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z President Biden is in a unique position to derail and destroy this ploy. Opinion | Republicans should protect our economy and improve our lives 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z There’s no reason to fall for this ploy yet again. Opinion | Biden’s economic diplomacy push with China is high risk, low reward 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The boy was first molested when Uller took him to his father’s medical office under the pretext of getting a physical exam needed to play sports, a ploy Uller used repeatedly, authorities said. A Santa Monica police employee molested more than 200 kids. Why were warnings ignored? 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Such a ploy, they wrote, is barred by the state’s anti-SLAPP statute. LAPD officer photo scandal: Judge rejects city motion, gives victory to journalist 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z His rivals have generally sided with him in denouncing the criminal charges brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg as a political ploy. Trump touts pro-life record in Iowa speech key to shoring up evangelical vote 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z His rivals have generally sided with him in denouncing as a political ploy the criminal charges brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Iowa GOP cattle call is the first test of Trump’s hold on the religious right 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z This is called “judge shopping,” and it’s a demoralizing ploy no matter who engages in it, because it makes a mockery of the rule of law and turns citizens into cynics. Opinion | Matthew Kacsmaryk calls the right-leaning judicial branch’s bluff 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z A coup for Russia or a ploy by the United States? What Do Leaked U.S. Intelligence Reports Say? Here Is a Quick Guide. 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z In the persistent ploys to get contraband into prisons, the skies are playing a growing role. Drones increasingly used to smuggle contraband into California prisons, feds say 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z Ukrainian officials have called the document leak a Russian propaganda ploy. Leaked document shows the dire nature of battle for Bakhmut. 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z A senior Ukrainian official said that the leak appeared to be a Russian ploy to discredit a counteroffensive. New Batch of Classified Documents Appear on Social Media Sites 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Among the explanations floated were those focused on the deliveries being the product of a university psychology experiment, a GPS glitch, a marketing ploy and a phishing scheme targeting drivers. Who's sending mystery Uber Eats orders to L.A. neighborhoods? The plot thickens 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z “Claims he has made in an arbitration filing are wildly false, reckless, and an opportunistic ploy for financial gain.” AP source: Ex-Cardinals executive accuses owner of cheating 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z Foreign policy experts say some governments - including Iran, Russia and North Korea - use arbitrary detention as a negotiating ploy. Analysis: Russia's arrest of reporter deepens Biden's detainee challenge 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z The ploy isn’t as ingenious as its promoters apparently think. Opinion | How ‘no one is above the law’ became anti-Trump sloganeering 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z Daniel Hoffman, a former C.I.A. operative who was stationed in Moscow for five years, called the arrest a cynical ploy by President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. Espionage Charge Adds Hurdle to Freeing a Reporter Detained in Russia 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z The latter fundraising ploy yielded millions of dollars for Trump's PAC—but that money was reportedly funneled toward the former president's travel costs and other expenses, not the election battles donors were promised. "The grift continues": Trump tries to cash in on his indictment 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z Klymenko said such elaborate corrupt ploys would continue unless their high-ranking organisers were targeted and the mechanisms exposed. West can help Ukraine crack down on graft, anti-corruption prosecutor says 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z "Administration is a real possibility for Royal Mail if the industrial action continues. It is not a negotiating ploy," the source told the BBC. Royal Mail talks over pay on brink of collapse 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z I also note an absence that’s often distressingly present at family-restaurant tables where children don’t get their adults’ attention: desperate ploys to get their adults’ attention. Advice | Carolyn Hax: How sad is it when parents stare at their phones? 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z Democrats blocked Ms. Greene’s measure in the last Congress, calling it an extremist ploy to “undermine strong bipartisan support for Ukrainian freedom and sovereignty.” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s bill to audit Ukraine aid is racing toward a House vote 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z Some legal experts have criticised the decree as a government ploy to bypass the court's order, but government officials have said the decree was needed to ensure legal certainty after the court's decision. Indonesia's parliament passes controversial jobs decree into law 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z China has released a proposal to solve the Ukraine crisis, largely dismissed in the West as a ploy to buy Putin time to regroup his forces and solidify his grip on occupied land. Putin meets 'dear friend' Xi in Kremlin as Ukraine war grinds on 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Ukraine and its western backers would be likely to dismiss any attempt to secure a ceasefire as little more than a ploy to buy Putin time to reinforce, and delay a widely expected Ukrainian counter-offensive. Putin to welcome Xi to Moscow under shadow of Ukraine war 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z That hasn’t stopped Republicans — and some Democrats — from suggesting his outrage over some of the administration’s recent actions is a political ploy to win over disgruntled voters back home. Joe Manchin stakes out a more conservative space as 2024 looms 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z All this means Seoul’s diplomatic ploy could yet founder on legal rocks. Japanese, Korean leaders move to mend frayed ties at Tokyo summit 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Instead, she suggested that the deliveries could be the ploy of criminals who are testing stolen credit cards by making small charges with them via Uber Eats. A tasty L.A. mystery: Unwanted Uber Eats food deliveries vex Highland Park neighborhood 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Democratic lawmakers said its introduction was a cynical ploy to deceive voters just three weeks before a pivotal Wisconsin Supreme Court election. Wisconsin Republicans propose abortion ban exceptions 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z This, Mr. Halim said, constituted false advertising, and that the name “boneless wings” was a ploy to charge the higher prices associated with wings for a cheaper, breast meat-only product. Buffalo Wild Wings crows after boneless lawsuit tossed out by judge 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Navy and a ploy to get the Seattle Mariners involved. Hurt at work? WA lawmakers revive stalled push targeting chronic injuries 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z They got mildly chided for their ploy in a political cartoon that ran in the campus newspaper, the Daily. Campus activists need perspective 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Republicans cast Biden’s expansion of humanitarian parole for four nationalities as a political ploy to divert attention from the border and are not likely to let up on their criticism of the president on immigration. Plunge in border crossings could blunt GOP attack on Biden 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z As the ploy fell apart, his firm disclosed they had pushed him out just the day before the incident over alleged embezzlement. Alex Murdaugh trial: Power, privilege, and the downfall of a dynasty 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z When the potential investor discovered the alleged ploy, Watson asserted that Rao was suffering from a “mental health crisis,” the SEC said. Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson denies federal fraud charges 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z “So we need to be very wary” of such a ploy, he added. Kamala Harris Accuses Russia of ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ in Ukraine 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z Some legal experts have criticised the decree as a government ploy to bypass a Constitutional Court order for lawmakers to reopen debate for the jobs law. Indonesia delays house vote on president's emergency decree 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Analysts, legal experts and human rights groups call it a political ploy. Nicaragua strips citizenship from 94 political opponents 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z But, at the cost of sounding overly cynical, the whole thing was probably more of a ploy to get people off their backs than anything else. Republicans would rather kids be shot than let them read books 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Some legal experts have criticised Jokowi's emergency decree as a ploy to bypass a proper debate and not comply with the court order. Indonesian parliamentary body okays presidential decree on jobs 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Some observers have speculated that the graveyard is a public relations ploy by Mr. Prigozhin, who is increasingly seeking credit for capturing Ukrainian territory and is believed to harbor political ambitions. In Bleak Russian Cemetery, Sea of Crosses Signals War’s True Toll 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Was it a ploy to emphasise the size of his task? Borthwick faces dynamic Italy seeking first win 2023-02-11T05:00:00Z Was my writing just a desperate ploy to manufacture the assurance of love? L.A. Affairs: I have a thing for writing tender messages to unavailable men 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z That exposes the effort to link Sohn to the targets of FOSTA/SESTA and paint her as an advocate of sex trafficking as nothing but a cynical political ploy, with an acrid undercurrent of homophobia. Column: The bogus, homophobic campaign against Biden's stellar FCC nominee 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z The ploy began on June 23, 2017, after they met the man at an ice cream shop in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Venice, according to prosecutors. Actress and Hairdresser Took $3 Million From Malibu Doctor, Prosecutors Say 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Plaintiffs’ lawyers attacked the gambit, known as the “Texas two-step,” charging it amounted to a bad-faith bankruptcy filing and a fraudulent ploy to shield the parent companies’ assets. Corporate lawsuit dodge imperiled after court rejects J&J bankruptcy tactic 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z In its arguments and on its website, the firm takes aim at what it calls breastfeeding “ploys” for women seeking custody. In child custody dispute, breastfeeding mom is ordered to use bottle 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Some observers are questioning the denial - they suggest it could be a distraction ploy. Pakistan mosque blast: What is behind the deadly attack? 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z The party has declared it will not accept or recognize the election, which it has described as “fake” and a ploy by the military to gain political legitimacy and international recognition. How Myanmar is faring 2 years after army ousted Suu Kyi 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Many in Israel suspect this so-called reform is a ploy by Netanyahu to make a criminal corruption case against him disappear. Is Israel's new government destroying democracy? Blinken surveys situation on Middle East trip 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z KSI denies that limiting the drink was a deliberate marketing ploy but the result of keeping it in short supply has been.... predictable. Prime drink: How KSI and Logan Paul made it so popular 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z It was an obvious ploy to force her to see me. Advice | Ask Sahaj: My daughter wants to limit contact but I keep texting her 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z Now speculation abounds that spokescandies’ misfortune is all a ploy to culminate during corporate America’s favorite event of the year: the Super Bowl. Opinion | M&M’s accept Tucker Carlson’s invite to the culture wars 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z “It is shameful that Pompeo would spread vile falsehoods to dishonor a courageous man’s life and service — and his commitment to principles Americans hold dear — as a ploy to sell books,” Ryan added. Pompeo dismisses Khashoggi as ‘activist’ whose murder was overblown by media 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z The statement added that the business has "never co-owned a dog as a deliberate ploy to… escape the scrutiny of the licensing authorities." Inside the world of organised crime and extreme dog breeding 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z The ploy, legal experts warn, could save Netanyahu in the short term but ultimately harm Israel by undermining the ability of the United States to defend it in the international arena. Netanyahu assured U.S. he’d curb the far right. Has he already lost control? 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z “Dozens of whistle-blowers who have come and talked to Republican staff on the Judiciary Committee don’t think this is a ploy,” said Representative Jim Jordan, Republican of Ohio and the chairman of the Judiciary Committee. New House Investigation Panel Stirs Memories of an Earlier McCarthy 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z On social media, some supporters of the former president speculated that the potential rallies were government ploys to entrap potential opponents. Brazil riots: Despite rising fears, new round of protests flop 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z “It’s not a ploy when the Department of Justice treats parents as terrorists, moms and dads simply showing up at a school board meeting to advocate for their son or daughter,” Mr. Jordan said. New House committees to probe FBI abuse of power, fight China’s advance 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z Democrats call the “weaponization” panel a ploy to push a far-right agenda. How Republicans are transforming the House in the majority 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z After being ridiculed for the marketing ploy, Trump Jr. announced he was "self-publishing" his 2020 book "Liberal Privilege," which contained a typo on the cover. Did Pence put himself on the bestseller list by buying copies of his own book? 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z Even this, however, looks in retrospect a lot like a ploy. Opinion | We’re living in the age of the scam 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Ukrainian officials denounced the unilateral 36-hour truce as a ploy and said it appeared to have been ignored by some of Moscow’s forces pressing ahead with the nearly 11-month invasion. Ukraine hails U.S. military aid as cease-fire said to falter 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z “It’s not a ploy when the FBI pays Twitter $3 million to censor American citizens.” New House committees to probe FBI abuse of power, fight China’s advance 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z Officials, meanwhile, said it was unclear whether Moscow was abiding by a unilateral 36-hour cease-fire for Orthodox Christmas that Ukraine has denounced as a ploy. Ukraine hails U.S. military aid as cease-fire said to falter 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z RIGA, Latvia — Russia complained Friday that Ukraine refused to adhere to an Orthodox Christmas cease-fire — though Kyiv never agreed to the unilateral 36-hour truce and dismissed it as a ploy for Moscow to regroup. For Orthodox Christmas, Russia offers a self-serving cease-fire but no peace 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z |
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