ruse
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Now the ruse was the same in that case as it was in the Target case, which we just saw, where the man said he was a security guard.
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- noun A crafty stratagem; a subterfuge. See Synonyms at wile.
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- The word "camouflage," meaning a trick to be played or a ruse, is French in origin. — The Bear and the Dragon
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Now the ruse was the same in that case as it was in the Target case, which we just saw, where the man said he was a security guard.
— CNN Transcript Jul 14, 2003 -
So negotiating as a ruse is the worst of all alternatives.
— Hot Air » Top Picks -
But this ruse was a failure and their triumph short-lived.
— South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 -
Police believe the ruse is attractive to criminal gangs because the profits are similar to those made by trafficking drugs, but with less punitive penalties.
— Army Rumour Service
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- Middle English, detour, dodging, from Old French, from ruser, to drive back; see rush1.
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/ (ro͞os, ro͞oz)/
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