So far, the ploy, if indeed there was such a ploy, seems to have failed.
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" The other devious ploy is something called "dual tracking.
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I'm so sick of nostalgia as a ploy for profit.
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The labels ahead aren't using "unisex" as a marketing ploy.
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Analysts said the plan was more than a political ploy.
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Real 5G service is more than a marketing ploy, though.
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The ploy didn't work, but the pack was created nonetheless.
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He called her apparent suicide attempt a ploy for attention.
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It's not a ploy as much as it's a tic.
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To the West, this would seem like a negotiation ploy.
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The ploy worked: teens found " SKAM " by word of mouth.
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Yes, this is gratuitous automotive theater and a marketing ploy.
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For a while I assumed his tears were a ploy.
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Immigration advocates denounced Mr. Trump's announcement as a political ploy.
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Critics dismissed the pledge as a cynical ploy for votes.
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Evans had good reason to believe his ploy might work.
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Lyons suggested that the media blitz was a political ploy.
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Now, could this all be a ploy to sell books?
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"We're not doing this as a recruiting ploy," he said.
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Is that a traditional sort of negotiating ploy for you?
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This is all actually a ploy to get to Rihanna.
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Clinton's campaign, meanwhile, has characterized Trump's strategy as a desperate ploy.
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Barr's speech was not a political ploy to defend the president.
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The continued 'broken heart' ploy for sympathy, and you said nothing!
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The ploy worked—but he got nowhere near meeting the target.
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We probably all remember the wedding that ended that particular ploy.
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My ploy didn't work, though; she never did get into metal.
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"This was not a plot or ploy against NeNe," Burruss said .
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Pablo's plan to use David as a media ploy doesn't work.
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The yoking of opposites is a dependable ploy in situation comedies.
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Bolton, though, has insisted Trump's announcement is not a negotiating ploy.
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Some may see this as a marketing ploy for the app.
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Despite this ploy, the party lost 15 of its 40 seats.
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Indeed, it is a failed ploy used both then and now.
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If there is such ploy, it doesn't seem to be working.
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Manning and Assange discussed their ploy in real time, prosecutors said.
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Meadow being kidnapped and dumped in a grave was all a ploy.
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Ploy Achakulwisut is a PhD candidate in Atmospheric Science at Harvard University.
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But if this was all an elaborate ploy, we'll know soon enough.
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Rather than promote brand loyalty, the ploy can actually make customers stray.
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And still others used the ploy as an opportunity to roast Tostitos.
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Nevertheless, Webster sees the approach as more than just a marketing ploy.
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However, some analysts suggested Trump's move may also be a negotiating ploy.
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"It's not just a token gesture or marketing ploy," Ms. Clark said.
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It seems like an obvious ploy for nostalgia, but the nostalgia works.
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Another is the fear that calls to integrate them are a ploy.
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Perhaps this is all some ploy to throw hackers off the trail?
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In some cases, the tweets seemed to be a ploy for attention.
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So it was never a ploy to use her to get attention.
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It's more self indulgent than it is a ploy for gender equality.
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He says that because that is Gillette's branding ploy for these Olympics.
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Teddy White rolled his eyes at Nixon's 50-state ploy in 1960.
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Then Pelosi undercut the ploy, announcing the House wouldn't even consider it.
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I realize now that this is a ploy to keep me engaged.
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The ploy generated headlines but ultimately failed; the nomination went to Ford.
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Ali took Patterson's public persona and turned it into a marketing ploy.
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Kearney: Gluten-free for weight loss can be a huge marketing ploy.
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It's a common ploy to make you pay 30 cents for nothing.
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It's just a game, just a ploy, a strategy for winning votes.
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His affection for Big Macs was not a real-American campaign ploy.
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Sex was not a power ploy for him, it was a ritual.
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Scapegoating the ACA has become a convenient ploy for the insurance industry.
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There is a risk, however, that this very modest ploy will backfire.
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The people can see through the government's ploy, and they are fuming.
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Booker's allies insist that the warning isn't just a clever fundraising ploy.
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The threat of war could be a bluff, or an election ploy.
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In the end, this could actually be a good marketing ploy, too.
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has denied her candidacy is a Kremlin ploy.
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Perhaps it's just another ploy to get us to think differently about technology?
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He deemed that a ploy to force him back into Turkey – and jail.
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It was assured it was "real footage" but suitably, the ploy didn't impress.
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His ploy would work only if the constitutional court agrees with this logic.
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Is this a ploy to keep up to some heteronormative standard of Hollywood?
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By some force of circumstance, dwindling prospects, and heat stroke, this ploy works.
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It was proved at his trial that Professor Ploy had fabricated the book.
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This time the ploy collapsed, much like America's image since he took office.
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But the marketing ploy quickly turned out to be much more than that.
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While it's a nakedly obvious ploy by Duda, it's also a smart move.
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Is this song a ploy to put customers off from calling customer service?
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A tricky math equation turned out to be an intricate ploy for nudes.
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Beyonce's working with sour accessories in Hawaii ... call it a sweet marketing ploy.
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The smearing of both men, like the smearing of Comey, is a ploy.
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Her appointment was something the Vatican of old would do — a cynical ploy.
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Despite the backlash to Bolton, there is every indication that ploy will work.
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Lopez says that's a political ploy to make their reductionist views more attractive.
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"You never know if its a ploy to get some leverage," he said.
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This latest cruel ploy by Trump shows the essential character of the man.
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The main opposition Democratic Party called her move a ploy to escape impeachment.
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Heedless to reality, however, deal supporters are now reduced to a maladroit ploy.
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But this healing, freeing experience feels an awful lot like a marketing ploy.
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For the first few years, I saw it as a transparent marketing ploy.
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The idea that diamonds are more romantic than emeralds is preposterous, a marketing ploy.
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No matter how you stand on this Trump immigration ploy, it's an economic gambit.
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I hope this is not a negotiation ploy, because it&aposs rather ham-fisted.
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Or else it was a tactical ploy to distract attention from Ms Blasey's claims.
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For Citi Bank, this partnership is just an easy ploy to acquire some customers.
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"This could be a straight-up Machiavellian ploy for a presidential pardon," Levin said.
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The contest had just been a ploy for attention — and plenty of bargaining power.
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Officials in Kiev and the West dismissed the Russian offer as a cynical ploy.
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If this was a ploy to deflect embarrassment over Mr Joyce, it fell flat.
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What it does have are a few narrative similarities and one giant marketing ploy.
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It's a risky ploy, given how intransigent the hardline conservatives have been on immigration.
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Normally, it might sound like mental gymnastics, the old we're-the-underdog motivational ploy.
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"It's a marketing ploy by Starpharma," says Jeffrey Klausner, public health expert at UCLA.
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It is likely a ploy by the militants for ransom money, according to analysts.
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Or maybe this is all just a marketing ploy to play on our nostalgia?
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His supporters see the conviction as a ploy to stop him returning to power.
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Finally, there's the possibility that this is a ploy to create another revenue stream.
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The device can also block any call lacking Caller ID—a frequent telemarketing ploy.
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It is a pernicious ploy to abandon people and unravel the social safety net.
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She knew the whole thing was a marketing ploy for Oscar Mayer and Airbnb.
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But that ploy, a classic bureaucratic trick, could backfire — it could become Nunes III.
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But Republicans have lashed out at the company, calling the move a marketing ploy.
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The majority of House Republicans rejected the resolution as a "partisan ploy" by Democrats.
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Trump needs to not be sucked in by this sort of cheap media ploy.
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It's a cheap political ploy, and many news networks have recognized it as such.
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The FBI responded by slamming Apple's lack of cooperation as a cheap marketing ploy.
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Was this a ploy by the company to prove how much California needs it?
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He later admitted this was simply a ploy to "gain traction" on that channel.
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Trump disputed Bolton's account early Monday, saying it was a ploy to sell books.
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Moore has denied the allegations, calling them a political ploy to sabotage his campaign.
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So the Trump suggestion may be an illusion; a political ploy to gain attention.
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You might think that this would be impossible, given the obviousness of the ploy.
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"As a ploy, I don't think an attorney would want that," Bederow told VICE.
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Some political observers believe Blankenship's campaign is nothing more than a ploy for attention.
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Dear America: Don't fall for the optics of peace, for Pyongyang's predictable, poisonous ploy.
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By lunchtime, the ploy was effectively over, the fate of the Dreamers deferred — again.
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Garrone's second ploy is to insure that no one is surprised by these surprises.
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For him, obscurantism was not a branding ploy—it was an attempt at togetherness.
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Turns out it was just a ploy to get people to register to vote.
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Opposition parties, rejecting her offer as a ploy, have vowed to proceed with impeachment.
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The ploy could add pressure on McConnell from Trump, who wants a speedy trial.
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Mr. Wheeler's cynical ploy to upend the mercury regulations is emblematic of his agenda.
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"A cynical ploy," said Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, one of the co-sponsors.
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Apparently the ploy brought in customers but didn't produce the hit he'd hoped for.
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"This election process is nothing more than a ploy," the Taliban said in a statement.
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So it ought to take a brazen ploy to earn a spot on this list.
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The DPG called the supposed investigation "a reckless and unethical ploy" before the imminent election.
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Mr Trump's subsequent attacks on Ms Blasey Ford's account, though cruder, continued this tactical ploy.
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There is hope: a similar ploy flopped last year in the neighbouring state of Bihar.
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They, as well as the curious public, were convinced it was a ploy for attention.
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An alternative ploy would be to make relatively footling changes to Obamacare and declare victory.
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Mr. da Silva has called his prosecution a ploy to keep him off the ballot.
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Pyongyang's recent offers of military talks with the South are simply a ploy, says Han.
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And also probably a ploy to shift the news cycle's focus in a different direction.
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Assange's prosecution, they argue, is a ploy to give government more power over independent media.
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Is this a ploy to create a "need" for legislation where there was none before?
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I also suspect that she voted for Lyrsa as a ploy to get Natalie's jacket.
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Is any of this oatmeal romance for real, or is it a ploy for publicity?
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AT&T is engaging in a marketing ploy—one it has used in the past.
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Offering a standalone subscription could be a good ploy to cross-sell its other services.
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It's such a trite ploy, and at this point it has become fodder for parody.
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"The bizarre marketing ploy by the City Theater of Konstanz is not acceptable," they wrote.
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We cannot afford to fall for a distraction ploy when the stakes are so high.
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Most major opposition parties refuse to participate, calling it a ploy to extend Kabila's rule.
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It also manages the currently popular ploy of being at once critical and self-aggrandizing.
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The ploy fails, and Paul, now consigned to stocking shelves at a supermarket, ponders revenge.
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Mr. Trump's "reckless campaign promises," he wrote, were just "a ploy to win the election."
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Melania Trump taking on cyberbullying is actually a secret ploy to teach kids about irony.
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Rubio's is not a new rhetorical ploy, of course, nor is it unique to him.
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Bolton called the incremental approach North Korea has sought a "ploy" to obtain sanctions relief.
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But Nelson supporters say Scott's image of being environmentally sensitive is just a campaign ploy.
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Without the follow-through, saying sorry isn't an apology, it's a hollow ploy for forgiveness.
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No. Turns out the Tweet was a media ploy to keep my nosy ass engaged.
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As part of its ploy for relevance, SeaWorld is digging back into its boozier roots.
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President Putin: On the contrary, this was an extremely clever ploy, which impressed us greatly.
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Political analysts said it was an effective campaign ploy whether the weapons existed or not.
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I usually don't want to, because it always comes across as a ploy for clicks.
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That included McCain — until Thursday night, after the most audacious ploy yet from Senate leadership.
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In China, many see the American moves as a ploy to stop a rising competitor.
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Does she really just want to do some good or is this another laundering ploy?
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Conservatives more often see them as a ploy to keep a conservative off the bench.
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And while everyone has seemingly walked away, I contend this is just a negotiating ploy.
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It is a self-serving ploy for Beijing to use the NED as a scapegoat.
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The campaign insisted the move was not a fundraising ploy, but it worked either way!
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It was a transparent public-relations ploy that did little to quell a growing firestorm.
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In fact, Townsend said the surrenders have been part of "a desperate ploy" by ISIS.
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The budget office saw her threat as a ploy to force release of the aid.
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The ploy would buy them an extra year of parental leave from Co-op shifts.
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But the rogue state's latest olive branch may just be another ploy to gain concessions.
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WILL THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO COME TO PASS OR IS THIS ALL A BARGAINING PLOY?
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The shock value is a cheap ploy, and the play's three voices never quite coalesced.
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The White House has fervently fought off and condemned the probes as a partisan ploy.
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More than 150 YouTube users on the community page said they fell for the ploy.
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It's a cynical ploy designed to jerk around the audience, not an authentic storytelling decision.
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He has rejected the accusations as a ploy to let Hun Sen win next year's election.
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He needs only to make his opponent more hated, which was his other ploy in 2016.
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But journalist Naima Cochrane says that it all feels an awful lot like a marketing ploy.
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Many Armenians saw that as a cynical ploy by Sarskyan to extend his hold on power.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif called the allegations of a foiled extremist plot a ploy Monday.
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" And, she said, "It's one thing to sell steaks using a name as a marketing ploy.
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It's a great ploy to create the foundations for an incoming (or perhaps ongoing) culture war.
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In short, the White House's precedent claims amount to a political ploy, not a legal one.
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Hasina's office did not respond to questions about whether the drugs campaign was a populist ploy.
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Is their participation in talks even genuine, or a ploy to wait out an impatient Washington?
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Tesla said those reports from former workers were part of a ploy from an "extremist organization."
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What's happening: These give backs are, at their core, a marketing ploy designed to generate publicity.
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The blackout is a last-ditch negotiating ploy that a programmer can use to seal terms.
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This was all an elaborate ploy to get out of the office and enjoy the sun.
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Some reckon the baby is all part of a ploy to Make America Great Britain Again.
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Building friendships Building friendships is not simply some ploy to produce a soft target for conversion.
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Marketing ploy or not, the star of the show was supposed to be Chicharito, not Fabian.
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This is an insulting Republican ploy and Garland should be smarter than to fall for it.
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The government denies the charges, which they say are a ploy by an opposition party. Oct.
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I think that was a really good ploy by [Pearlman] — keeping every hour booked for years.
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Giving state backing to poaching or to fishing in contested waters is a dangerous ploy, however.
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Drama ensues, though the police are left questioning whether it was all just a publicity ploy.
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In a brilliant marketing ploy, they created a credential — the C.P.M. — and awarded it to themselves.
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But Ms. Galicia's father was suspicious; he thought it was a ploy to catch unauthorized immigrants.
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That cynical ploy may well be a way for Trump to rally that base to him.
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But the most common response has been to argue that this is a giant Democratic ploy.
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Trump has repeatedly railed against impeachment, saying it's a partisan ploy to remove him from office.
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"On one end, your cousin's death is used as a ploy for political gain," Wade said.
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But Trump's promise to defend their Christianity is merely a political ploy to grab their votes.
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Unless candidates start showing some atypical grandstanding restraint, the ploy could work well — on two levels.
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Why can't this be just another ploy by the rich and powerful to keep us oppressed?
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That ploy speaks to the way space influences "four → ONE," Mr. Caines's new two-act ballet.
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This foot-dragging has been called unconstitutional, undemocratic, a desperate ploy to hang on to power.
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Even if it was a huge marketing ploy, at least it was one that liberated me.
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As a marketing ploy, the mask has been overused to within an inch of its life.
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Her hiring was largely seen as an expensive ploy to lure conservative viewers to the network.
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And Democrats condemned what they called a blatant political ploy to distract voters before Election Day.
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It's easy to criticize the Chainsmokers exploitation of nostalgia for commerce as a cheap, cynical ploy.
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Appointing a deputy without a director seems a ploy to have the bureau's leader avoid scrutiny.
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The president turns to an old ploy to justify a new ban on people seeking refuge.
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The ploy failed when safety Garrett Taylor swatted Lewerke's pass away from defensive tackle Raequan Williams.
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Some fund-raisers maintained that the pledge amounted to little more than a public-relations ploy.
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The ploy offers Ailes an ideal tool with which to starve the embarrassing story of oxygen.
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However, Bangladesh's main opposition party says the mass arrests are a ploy to suppress political opponents.
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The whole MBS ploy backfired, as both Hariri and Hezbollah emerged stronger after the bizarre episode.
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It's just the latest ploy to privatize Medicare and diminish the program for generations to come.
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C., said Democrats' demands for an FBI investigation were a ploy to delay a confirmation vote.
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But their opponents said it was just a ploy to distract attention from Friday's court bills.
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The ploy appears to have worked, and the Indian leader won re-election by a huge margin.
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Update: Welp, turns out this appears to have been an elaborate ploy to promo the opening video.
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Chinese leaders feel blindsided, seeing it as a cynical ploy to corner them into accepting the announcement.
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But critics dismissed the lawsuit as a political ploy that's not likely to prevail in the courts.
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Some suspected a dirty-tricks ploy to make Iran look bad and prompt the war everyone feared.
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It was already easy to view Baby Groot as a clever marketing ploy designed to sell toys.
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Since the announcement, the media has speculated this was a ploy to sell shirts or promote something.
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The lack of clarity about the government's thinking on Brexit is billed as a canny negotiating ploy.
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Cersei leaves the bargaining table, but it turns out that was a conscious, deliberate ploy all along.
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This means that aspect of the Asus ZenFone AR becomes little more than a marketing ploy — Tango!
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Chinese leaders felt blindsided, seeing it as a cynical ploy to corner them into accepting the announcement.
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At first, Shelby thinks this is a ploy to get the house back — until Matt mentions Priscilla.
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Amber says it's an outrageous demand ... and just a ploy to thwart real progress in this case.
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As the ploy grows common, the authorities are receiving key assistance from an unexpected partner: Microsoft itself.
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She says Cesar and Nat Geo should be held accountable for what she calls a ratings ploy.
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Despite his desperation, McCain realized the gesture was purely a ploy meant to demoralize his fellow prisoners.
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Or is this yet another marketing ploy to shout out Tesla veiled as an offer of help?
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In fact, it seems like a cynical and shameless ploy to take advantage of people's sporting fandom.
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They said Rajoy's "wait-and-see" stance was irresponsible and a ploy to ensure his political survival.
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The union says this is a BHP ploy to undermine a provision in the new labor code.
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The Cowboys insist they're not going to trade Romo, but that sounds like a PR leverage ploy.
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The "outbreak" is a cleverly-designed ploy to make us all get a Zika vaccine, I guess?
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It it a marketing ploy for the multiple forthcoming mini-albums he said he'll release this summer?
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Although if the secret conspiracy involves huge election fraud, it's just a weeny, pathetic Republican political ploy.
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It is a ploy to hide the sad truth that Italian politicians have gravely mismanaged their economy.
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This is not a last-minute Democratic ploy to derail Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court. Sen.
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There is no better proof that Democrats are making up their impeachment ploy as they go along.
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But opponents say the resettlement plan is a ploy to grab prime central land for plush developments.
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Yet stripping Afghan refugees of a secure legal status wasn't the only ploy to coerce them out.
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But even though the injury was very real, cynics speculated it was a ploy for sympathy votes.
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That may be "a cynical ploy, but it may very well be one that works," he added.
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Matt could almost see them wondering if her late, dramatic entry was a ploy for extra sympathy.
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Investors and analysts questioned whether Trump's tweet was a negotiating ploy to wring more concessions from China.
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It was a smart marketing ploy, but AEBN never put the resources into making it a reality.
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With the US president playing the same game, it's an easier ploy for Putin and the others.
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A cynic might call it an election-year ploy designed to make an indefensible outcome look moderate.
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Thus, making Lemonade a Tidal-streaming exclusive is both an economic ploy and an attempted artistic statement.
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Rather, it is a cynical re-election ploy with no regard for cost in American blood. Shame!
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Some analysts said that Mr. Lieberman's position was a ploy to gain attention for his small party.
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Tourist visa abuse was an extremely common ploy among models in the 22000s, especially from Eastern Europe.
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Hence, I viewed climatology-model predictions with suspicion, believing that their apocalyptic claims were a funding ploy.
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A similar ploy played out in San Francisco, angering residents and politicians alike, just like in Austin.
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"I realize this bill is a political ploy to divide the people of Illinois," Ms. Sanguinetti said.
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Our theater critic writes that "Springsteen on Broadway" is much more than just a good marketing ploy.
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Critics, like former Denver Broncos player Nate Jackson, have called the Heads Up program a marketing ploy.
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Mr. Assad and his allies described the warning as another phony ploy to justify further American intervention.
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"Why are we here," Trump's lawyer Jay Sekulow -- claiming it is all a corrupt ploy by Democrats.
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At the outset of the trial Democrats should insist on a vote to overturn this insidious ploy.
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Trump added that the tactic was likely a ploy to get more media attention for Cruz's campaign.
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Fred's a little nefarious and suspect and the invitation seems more like a ploy to kill Will.
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This voter purge is a barely disguised ploy to rig our democracy and win the 2020 election.
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Otherwise, we can discount his climate-change rhetoric as just a cynical ploy to get more cash.
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Its effect diluted, it feels rather like an advertising ploy for the ticketed part of the show.
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"Ripley's inhuman legal ploy will sink as fast as their death trap duck boat did," he said.
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Saru, of course, knows the Great Balance is a fraud and a ploy to keep Kelpiens subjugated.
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Mr. Sabbat, who followed her on the carpet, wondered if it could all be a marketing ploy.
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We don't know if it was a random act or maybe some type of ploy to distract people.
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Donna, do you agree that -- I think the White House is saying this is an emotional, political ploy.
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In a tactical ploy, the League withdrew its motion on Tuesday, but Conte said the move was meaningless.
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Marx thought that view was at best delusional and at worst a vicious ploy to pacify the workers.
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The ploy comes as the U.K. mulls Prime Minister Theresa May's proposed deal to exit the European Union.
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But for now, this is just another way for Amazon to use its drones as a marketing ploy.
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As it stands, Cheerwine Kreme is a marketing ploy, and seemingly not a very successful one at that.
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In short, this ploy for engagement only benefits Instagram and the brands that choose to advertise on Instagram.
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It was a clever ploy, and President Trump would do well to follow a similar playbook with Kim.
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Celebrity endorsements are an old ploy: French singers, actors and racing drivers used to push Pernod Ricard's liquor.
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It seems like a macho ploy to chart at number one, and thus, cement his status as...something.
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Some Brexiteers dismiss the border question as a ploy by Ireland and "Remoaners" to wheedle a soft Brexit.
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The video's unabashed ploy for far right voters, however, isn't limited to just Blackburn's "baby body parts" line.
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What we do know is that Hulu's PR stunt is more successful than Game of Thrones' recent ploy.
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Check out the vid ... Benzino calls the Slut Walk nothing but a marketing ploy before unleashing on Amber.
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Everything about this story is weird and gross: the hair planting, the mixing, the ploy for free food.
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Some even regarded the effort as a misguided marketing ploy rather than a sincere effort to promote understanding.
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The Warriors switched defensive ace Draymond Green onto James to start the second quarter, and the ploy worked.
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Some see a diplomatic opportunity, others are wary that it's a North Korean ploy to ease recent sanctions.
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"It's not just a marketing ploy ... using local ingredients is what the industry is all about," says Reid.
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This ploy to get him inside would leave behind a mess of extra food, attracting hordes of ants.
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I think it is a typical Democratic—Democrat—ploy to discredit Judge Moore, a sincere, honest, trustworthy individual.
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Some Republicans insist that the Democratic response to Ford's allegations will be seen as a partisan ploy, however.
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McConnell has always been an institutionalist at heart and he knows a political ploy when he sees one.
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The two bespoke spaces are not simply a ploy to keep spirits high at the global alcohol producer.
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Critics called it a blatant ploy for the Obama administration to help Clinton ahead of the primary votes.
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I think it is a typical Democratic -- Democrat -- ploy to discredit Judge Moore, a sincere, honest, trustworthy individual.
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Is Yang sincere, or is he just using his Asian-American identity as a ploy in the election?
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This suggests that a ploy to break NATO might have a bigger risk of succeeding than previously thought.
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This may be a childish ploy, but it's appallingly successful among adults who have become accustomed to civility.
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He acknowledges that it could have been a "social-marketing" ploy to keep big business's critics at bay.
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Such claims are a common ploy by brokers to extract more money from anxious relatives, Mr. Seo said.
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Even ladies who are confident, like Demi Lovato, it's still seen as a ploy for the male gaze.
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In China, many people see the American moves as a naked ploy to stop a rising Chinese competitor.
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That ploy worked; ever since, Mr. Musk has leveraged his growing celebrity as if it were a currency.
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Dodds said it was a cynical ploy to suggest Brexit would cause the Good Friday agreement to unravel.
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I think it is a typical Democratic - Democrat - ploy to discredit Judge Moore, a sincere, honest, trustworthy individual.
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It is a political ploy that turns Border Patrol agents and immigrants into pawns for the President's benefit.
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If so, the ploy worked as Gordon dropped the ball and threw home too late to catch Pederson.
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But Democrats say Republicans attached CHIP as a political ploy and should have extended the program months ago.
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That is in addition to the four weeks the House wasted on the poorly conceived ploy by Pelosi.
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Her ploy ends up costing her Jamie, who had been the only sane voice left at her table.
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The cynical side of me wonders if this arbitrary assembly of objects is some kind of marketing ploy.
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A similar ploy got me nowhere with One Direction, their albums so bland I quickly forgot they existed.
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At the moment, sure, one can see celebrity feminism and female empowerment as nothing but a marketing ploy.
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I want the old beauty ideals smashed and I want that to be more than just a marketing ploy.
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But Frances wonders if this is just another ploy for him to make her look like a negligent mom.
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Iran earlier denied a plot to blow up the opposition meeting and called the arrests a "false flag ploy".
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In retaliation, Trump not only pulled out the intelligence insult, but he also dusted off his favorite ploy: nicknames!
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Will the ploy work to quell protests in the territory, or just further rattle the nerves of international firms?
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Both suspect that investment from China is a ploy to gain access to advanced technology and undermine domestic security.
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It's the jeans-and-a-leather-jacket-as-a-power-up ploy taken to its its most extreme conclusion.
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It wasn't just a brilliant marketing ploy for both game and film, it was also a lot of fun.
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Ploy Achakulwisut is a Ph.D. candidate in Atmospheric Science in the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences at Harvard University.
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It's a cunning business ploy disguised as "new" and "crazy," but sticking two things together doesn't make something innovative.
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In a ploy to get you out of the house, your wife signs you up for basic cooking classes.
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Because, let's face it: Exaggerating the differences between boys and girls is just a ploy to keep audiences entertained.
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We're ready to demand explanations when members of Congress use women's health as a bargaining chip or political ploy.
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We're weeks from Disney's anti-spoiler marketing campaign (#Don'tSpoiltheEndgame), a ploy that was as clever as it was cynical.
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But if Waymo proves that this was really a ploy to copy its technology, the move could backfire spectacularly.
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Some experts see this as a brazen sales ploy on Equifax's part to hook new customers into the service.
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His comments were nothing more than a cynical ploy to exploit and play on some people's fear of immigrants.
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This was both a potential major step for American foreign policy and a transparent ploy for accolades at home.
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Yet the Raj went along with a softer American propaganda ploy, the distribution of pin-ups of Hollywood starlets.
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" Lahren says to open the ad, calling Comey's leaks to the media about his meetings with Trump a "ploy.
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Like so much about Trump, the counter-puncher theme is a clever marketing ploy used to obscure obvious flaws.
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After his confirmation, one accuser admitted that "her actions were part of a ploy to take down" his nomination.
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The misconception about the lineup is that it is strictly an offensive ploy to run teams into the ground.
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The vice president's walkout -- an obvious ploy to rally his political supporters -- merely exacerbates these racial and partisan tensions.
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CNN's Chris Cillizza says the NRA's support is a ploy to stop more gun control measures before they start.
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Saagar Enjeti: Elizabeth Warrens M4A plan is a cynical ploy A senior campaign adviser to Democratic presidential hopeful Sen.
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Putin has called Stalin "a complex figure" and said attempts to demonize him were a ploy to attack Russia.
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Democrats denied wrongdoing and largely saw the announcement as a dirty ploy to sway public opinion and manipulate voters.
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Scratching "milk" off popular milk substitutes (or "meat" off meat substitutes) is a desperate ploy to preserve market share.
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This political ploy is so transparent and preposterous that I strongly debated whether it was even worth a column.
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If a "withdrawal from NAFTA" proposal emerges, it could either be a negotiating ploy or it could be serious.
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Bellami, a hair extension company, wrapped an impressive superyacht with an eye-catching golden hull as an advertising ploy.
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But most Zimbabweans already view the notes with deep distrust, suspecting a government ploy to reintroduce a local currency.
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Some believe it to be a ploy by the supposedly liberal Awami League government to curb freedom of speech.
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When Goldman Sachs used emojis to tweet news of its 2015 report about millennials on Twitter, the ploy backfired.
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We will soon find out if this was negotiating-ploy smoke, or if he would really start the fire.
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The whole thing was a cynical marketing ploy, dreamt up by my management company in a boardroom in Zurich.
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"This is a destructive ploy by the Trump administration's lawyers to politicize a routine exchange of information," Hancock said.
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This we're-not-saying-we're-just-saying approach is a transparent ploy to stoke the guilt of web surfers.
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The ploy worked—this tweet also went viral, getting more than a million viewers, and counting, to click through.
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Moore has refused those demands and steadfastly denied the allegations, calling them a political ploy to sabotage his campaign.
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" Certainly, Allen allows, "I have used the May-December ploy as a comic and romantic theme a few times.
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Energetic prosecutors argue that Carter's claims of cutting were a fiction, a ploy to get attention from her peers.
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Increasingly, though, Mr. Trump appears to view tariffs as not just a negotiating ploy, but an end in themselves.
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But Mr. al-Bashir's efforts to paint the recent revolt against his rule as a Darfuri ploy quickly backfired.
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That made six wins in a row, the 13-8 start all but erased thanks to Martin's unconventional ploy.
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The efforts are part of a broader GOP ploy to paint the Justice Department as hopelessly biased against Trump.
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This ploy may not have gained him many voters, but we here at MUNCHIES certainly enjoyed his every bite.
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The framers' own damning words seem to cinch the case that the Electoral College was a pro-slavery ploy.
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It's not just a marketing ploy: Herring, whose nickname is "Semper Fi," is deeply proud of his military roots.
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Consequently, Putin is taking no chances on the appearances of his latest ploy to extend his rule over Russia.
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This has been viewed as a ploy to grant Elisabeth a Christian lineage, thereby saving her from the Holocaust.
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"Will you be announcing the winner or is this a ploy for free advertising," Karen Wrenn posted on Facebook.
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One appears with the country's name, a marketing ploy by the owner of one of the proliferating souvenir shops.
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"It may be an election ploy [by Netanyahu] to make his right-wing voters and allies happy," Lockman said.
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However, at this point LinkedUp is more of a marketing ploy than an actual replacement for any social network.
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Abortion rights activists slammed Trump's announcement as a ploy to appeal to a minority of supporters on the issue.
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From the outset, the ploy of Pelosi withholding the House impeachment articles was as implausible as it was hypocritical.
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"If it was a political ploy, I don't see where it will get him much in Nevada," Herzik said.
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So he doesn&apost see Yang&aposs promise of $1,000 a month as a ploy to buy his vote.
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It appears to be a cheap ploy to make it impossible to have TV coverage of all the hearings.
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We recall that it was once a ploy to avoid school integration and deny minority students a quality education.
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Some Republicans grumbled that Pelosi should have come to the table sooner, suggesting the timing was a political ploy.
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And the best thing that he can do now is to set aside his political ploy of the wall.
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They suggested that Mr. Khan's move was an empty ploy that ignored the real problem between the two countries.
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While many saw the proposal to build the Canadian jets in Alabama as a ploy to sway trade regulators.
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Lord's critics see his unending support for Trump's scattered ideas as a cynical ploy to stay on air. Maybe.
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Indeed, even Bachelorette contestants have used this fun fact as a ploy to get more attention during a cocktail party.
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Now, in the latest twist, it appears it was all a ploy for the trio to raise money for themselves.
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MJ assumes it's a ploy to place the two women at each others' necks — just as Ronda warned last week.
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This is a familiar ploy for Trump, supposedly a master negotiator, to try to pressure networks into more favorable coverage.
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Ostashko told the reporter that this was an obvious ploy to pull children over to the dark side of politics.
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If the baby is Euron's, then it's a political ploy, and it will only serve to make Cersei less sympathetic.
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They say heat-not-burn products are just the latest ploy from Big Tobacco to hook people onto its products.
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I don't share the concern that this is Coinbase's ploy to "take over" Bitcoin — that would be very, very difficult.
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Mr. da Silva maintains that the prosecution was an underhanded ploy masterminded by rivals to keep him off the ballot.
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Yet it wasn't a deliberate ploy to lure answers as much as it was a way to show some humanity.
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So even if this whole clown thing didn't start off as a marketing ploy, it's certainly created some fertile ground.
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It's an elaborate ploy that's sure to implode; Letty plans on stowing away with her son and homeschooling him herself.
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But it is not a serious argument; it is a transparent political ploy to obscure Kaine's cynicism and naked ambition.
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Bosses hope that the belligerence on trade is a ploy borrowed from "The Apprentice", and that stable agreements will emerge.
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There are some signs that the ploy could work; reports indicate that some liberal superdelegates who endorsed Clinton, like Sens.
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Was this a ploy to halt Kishida's momentum, like a coach calling time out before an opponent's field goal attempt?
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Other law enforcement officials have said the tech industry fears are exaggerated, or in Apple's case, even a marketing ploy.
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Sure, there was criticism here and there of Film Twitter falling so thoroughly for what was, ultimately, a marketing ploy.
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If New Shepard is Bezos' ploy to get people comfortable with space travel, New Glenn is the company's galactic workhorse.
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The olive branch is really nothing more than a marketing ploy in which Arby's purports to be selling vegetarian options.
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The ploy seems plainly illegal: Federal law, as amended by the ACA, flatly forbids health insurers from selling such plans.
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This was a ploy, and the fact that Von Cramm hosted Herbst after the war attests to their enduring friendship.
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Either that or this is just a very elaborate and clever viral marketing ploy from the folks over at Charmin.
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Some people believe that sustainable fashion is more expensive because labels use it as a marketing ploy to charge more.
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I don't care whether your video was a marketing ploy, love letter to black people or a combination of both.
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That common agency ploy has been repeatedly shot down by the courts, including three unanimous Supreme Court decisions since 85033.
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Now, in the latest twist, it all may have been a ploy for the trio to raise money for themselves.
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I figured it was some marketing ploy, but being curious, I clicked on it anyway and watched the first video.
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It's a clever ploy, a word vague enough to appeal to all comers and too forceful for many to ignore.
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I wore out my welcome in other subreddits that weren't as receptive to what was seen as an advertising ploy.
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One Wall Street analyst believes Trump's move is just a ploy to get attention off the sputtering China trade negotiations.
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If it fully exonerates Trump, a move toward impeachment would likely be cast as a pure political ploy by Democrats.
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"It's more of a campaign ploy because he waited til the end of his term to do it," she said.
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Like his July countermeasure to support ICE, this new resolution bore all the telltale imprints of an election-year ploy.
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I know that some Republicans will claim that adding two states is just a ploy to help the Democratic Party.
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Nearly overnight, the "Word-Cross Puzzle" went from a space-filling ploy to the most popular feature of the page.
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Historians have concluded that the attack never happened and Johnson's ploy is now seen as the quintessential false flag operation.
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Some of her chief competitors have argued that City Girl's female-empowerment message is little more than a marketing ploy.
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You'll even see Juul signage placed near kids' eye level in stores — a ploy right out of the tobacco playbook.
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The ploy fails miserably as the Nationals club five home runs off eight Cubs pitchers to finish a sweep. Oct.
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Even allowing that a certain nastiness is inevitable as Election Day nears, this utterly misleading immigration ploy crosses the line.
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Members said they were naked underneath the garments, clearly a ploy to rattle the police should they try to intervene.
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Of course, that would require you to believe Cousy's comeback was basketball-related, rather than a ploy to bolster attendance.
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While we don't know for sure whether the email solicitation was part of an intelligence ploy, there are some clues.
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And when that ploy failed, Trump, who had already suggested that Arpaio was "convicted for doing his job," pardoned him.
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Salem revealed that his expulsion from Kurdistan was a ploy—he had returned to Mosul to conduct a clandestine operation.
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The RNC's release is a clear ploy to counterbalance her attacks on Trump, a businessman with no foreign policy experience.
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President Emmanuel Macron loyalists branded the mountain of amendments a cynical ploy to stall the pension bill's passage through parliament.
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Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are displaying impressive business acumen with their ploy to disentangle themselves from state funding.
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New York (CNN Business)The cheapest version of the Model 3 has become part marketing ploy, part afterthought for Tesla.
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Yanina Wickmayer, a 2009 U.S. Open semifinalist, said it's a common ploy to use a bathroom break for other purposes.
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Even the competitors are happy, because they get an easy marketing ploy: Make fun of Apple for its overpriced crap.
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Or was it - as some argue - a cynical ploy to appease the increasingly vocal Euroskeptic element of the Conservative Party?
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Some dealers have bet on the possibility that the tariff threat was a negotiating ploy in trade talks with neighbours.
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" Principal Global Investors' Seema Shah dubbed Trump's latest comments as a "ploy to regain the upper hand in these negotiations.
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That doesn't make it prudent, but it does challenge the portrayal of his decision as some ploy beyond the pale.
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"Nobody knew about organic then," Mr. Grinberg said, so to call the restaurant "organic" has never been a marketing ploy.
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Pence dismissed the notion that Trump was stepping up immigration actions and rhetoric as a political ploy before the midterms.
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In response, the federal government argued last week that the injunction maneuver is a ploy to bypass proper legal proceedings.
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They may actually believe hustle culture is the road to happiness rather than a clever ploy to extract more work.
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By then they had declared that Gravel was "running to win," if only as a ploy for more serious coverage.
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This piece argues that some of Apple's recent privacy innovations are really just a ploy to give Apple more control.
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It also seemed like a cheapish ploy to re-create the success of last year's American Crime Story: The People v.
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Babis has called the case a political ploy and said the demonstrations amounted to theater before European Parliament elections this month.
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But because I am an obsessive fan, if this is indeed just a publicity ploy, I'm willing to forgive both parties.
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This drew criticism from several market sources, with some reading it as a ploy to deflect from the deal's poor outcome.
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Others say Kim's tough talk is just a ploy to end sanctions and get the US to the negotiating table. 5.
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It's worth nothing that Bonser did lessen the blow of his ploy, tweeting that he left the waiter a $20 tip.
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It's basically the same ploy that Spotify pulled earlier this month, but now it looks like Barry will have some options.
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Babis has called the scandal a political ploy by Sobotka, whose Social Democrats trail ANO in popularity by a wide margin.
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As lawmakers listened, the Republican bill, initially cast as a ploy by greedy restaurant owners to lower wages, drew bipartisan support.
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The VP ploy Cruz's biggest problem throughout the week was the perception that his campaign was slipping away after Trump's romp.
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Assange always denied the rape allegations and said they were a ploy to get him whisked off to the United States.
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Observers were too quick to dismiss Kim's move as a charm offensive or a ploy to sow division in allied ranks.
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But that means the entire years-long ploy is just a lazy writing shortcut to kickstart the events of the film.
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Sprint also tried a similar ploy last year when it offered unlimited data for people to switch to its mobile services.
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Some dealers have traded on the possibility that the tariff threat was a negotiating ploy in trade talks with U.S. neighbours.
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U.N. officials, as well as the U.S., should be trying hard to make Palestinians understand their ploy is another dead end.
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Bryson said he believed Allergan's deal with the tribe was a "ploy" and that he had "serious concerns" about its legitimacy.
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Some dealers have traded on the possibility that Trump's tariff threat was a negotiating ploy in trade talks with U.S. neighbours.
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Following his death, his body was transported out of England and used in a remarkable ploy to trick the Axis forces.
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He's aiming for nonchalance, but it comes off as an obvious ploy to lower the stakes on a high-stakes meeting.
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Distracting voters by whipping up anti-refugee feeling may be a deeply cynical ploy by Mr Orban—and might just work.
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In a ploy right out of My Fair Lady, King Henry decided to take on Gonsalvus as his little pet project.
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Assange's supporters dismiss the sexual assault allegations as a ploy to attack his character and give authorities reason to arrest him.
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If the album's temporary exclusivity was just a ploy to boost Tidal's lackluster subscriber numbers, you can consider it a success.
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"Until that happens, this move is simply a public relations ploy to save a sinking ship," he said in a statement.
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But some Venezuelans - about one in five of whom still support Maduro - saw a ploy by the opposition to fan fear.
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In that way, it takes us further down the path of turning every development in the investigation into a partisan ploy.
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And just how well the Committee's Democrats – not to mention the Senate Intelligence Committee's more bipartisan membership – respond to this ploy.
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The demand for mandated GMO labeling is simply a ploy to pad the pockets of fear-mongers and the organic industry.
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The department was equally criticized for appearing to carve out an exemption for Florida in what some called a political ploy.
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In 2013, they also premiered teasers for their new album, Random Access Memories, at the festival in a genius marketing ploy.
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Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) was part of a White House ploy to distract attention away from Russian meddling in the election.
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The deployment was widely seen as a campaign ploy, particularly after Trump stopped raising the issue as frequently after the midterms.
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Stretching and contorting obstruction law in a desperate attempt to justify impeachment is a political ploy, not a serious legal argument.
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"The Kochs' transparent ploy to deceive Latinos with Libre is shameful," said Eddie Vale, Vice President of American Bridge 21st Century.
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Cohen confirmed that Sater came up with the idea of offering Putin the penthouse of the building as a marketing ploy.
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So far, however, Senate Republicans have opposed the increase, saying the $15 target is a populist ploy rather than valid policy.
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House Democrats are rightfully concerned that this is a ploy to delay the bill on behalf of the Trump White House.
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Donald Trump says he's self-financing his campaign, a ploy that also involves leasing his plane and office space to himself.
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In the last four years, more than $500 million in secretive election contributions has been netted by those using the ploy.
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This ploy is often paired with a corner-post route, inviting the free safety to bite in the wrong direction. 5.
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Initiating a trade dispute looked increasingly like a ploy to sideline Bombardier long enough for the Embraer deal to be finalized.
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Over the course of babysitting, she begins to role-play, a seemingly innocuous ploy that culminates in a pleasing punch line.
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"This desire to stir paranoia and fear on the part of the American public is a political ploy," Mr. O'Rourke said.
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It should be crystal clear that this particular ploy is by no means 'saving a fortune' as Eric Trump preposterously claimed.
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Usually, they come off as an obvious ploy from a brand that's trying so hard to convince you they're a person.
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"It's a crude political ploy," says T. Katherine Hirschfeld, a University of Oklahoma anthropologist who studies health conditions after political collapse.
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This latest ploy illustrates the disingenuous nature of complaints from Trump and other Republicans that social media is biased against conservatives.
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It was a risky ploy, one that Mr. Nadjari's boss, the longtime Manhattan district attorney Frank Hogan, agreed to with trepidation.
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Singing the national anthem at sporting events started in 85033, as a marketing ploy, even before we had a national anthem.
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Now I want to come clean by explaining its origin story, and why it's both factually inaccurate and a political ploy.
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This is entirely fictional—a characteristic ploy from a writer who believed that understanding suffering was an act of the imagination.
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Taiwan's Presidential Office rebuffed the package, saying it is a ploy to divide the Taiwanese, the official Central News Agency reported.
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We are the first generation to acknowledge climate change as a fact, not a government ploy to regulate the business industry.
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This pocket of the city, right near Times Square, can be a marketing ploy for retailers today more than anything else.
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He has repeatedly called the police actions against him a political ploy meant to hurt him in the Czech Republic's Oct.
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Johnson's ploy to get around Parliament is perhaps understandable, given that Parliament has been incredibly frustrating throughout the entire Brexit process.
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" Here's my related story... On Page One of Tuesday's NYT The headline reads "Trump Escalates Use of Migrants As Election Ploy.
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But Russian officials have firmly denied any involvement and are even accusing American politicians of blaming Russia as a campaign ploy.
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But the company is nonexistent, and the whole pitch is a ploy to get your personal information — particularly your Social Security number.
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Iran&aposs foreign minister called the allegations of a foiled extremist plot a ploy as Rouhani embarked on a visit to Europe.
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Inslee may now see connecting anything to Trump as an effective political ploy in the mostly blue state of Washington he represents.
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The referendum is largely a popularity ploy by Viktor Orban (pictured, right), Hungary's populist prime minister, and will have no legal effect.
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Charles Hampton, 55, said he thought it was nothing more than a public relations ploy by the city to prevent civil unrest.
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Google removed apps that offered services like ringtones and storage managers after security researchers uncovered the "WireX" botnet was behind the ploy.
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Kesha's court filings are and have always been a transparent business ploy to pressure Luke into a more favorable and lucrative contract.
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Game's team filed docs calling it "Mularky!" and preposterous ... claiming it's all a ploy to shake down the rapper for $10 million.
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The feds went all out to make the school seem real: a website and Facebook page were all part of the ploy.
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While it was a clear marketing ploy, it certainly brought brand awareness to the accessory company across Austin and social media sites.
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Designing systems for them that rely on feature phones is "a ploy for people to continue to belong to the have-nots".
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But unfortunately, because the internet is rarely a true safe space, some Twitter users saw the hashtags as a ploy for attention.
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One attendee said she'd rather have "clean water and real schools" than laptops, and another saw OLPC as an American marketing ploy.
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Instead, it is primarily a ploy for getting legislation through the Senate with just 51 votes, rather than the more usual 60.
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According to the members, forming the band (then called Chunk) was all just a ploy for Mac McCaughan to woo Laura Ballance.
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But the bankruptcy considerations are merely a ploy to intimidate states out of the money they're allegedly owed, according to the lawsuit.
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Opposition leaders say the delay is a ploy by Kabila to cling to power and ultimately change the constitution to run again.
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Even though the suspect asked for someone by name, George said she thinks it was a ploy to drive around the complex.
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"This was a Friday afternoon ploy to keep South Carolina voters from hearing the message about Rubio's disastrous record on border security."
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We spoke with Juliette and she thinks Raphael's a "difficult person" and this is merely a ploy to escape paying child support.
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His appointment should alleviate fears that Mr Rajan's exit was a ploy by Mr Modi to hobble a fiercely independent central bank.
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Critics say the festival itself may have been a marketing ploy started around 2009 to increase sales of dog meat and lychees.
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Indeed, the measure is seen by many as merely a ploy by the White House to thwart tougher bipartisan legislation on sanctions.
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At worst, it was making light of birth control sabotage, a ploy abusers use to trap a woman in a toxic relationship.
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Zuckerberg's invocation of it looks, from this perspective, like a cynical ploy to dress up business decisions in a civil rights costume.
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This needs to be said again and again, and every ploy the Republican representatives throw out needs to be named and shamed.
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Clinton's early and frequent outreach is a cynical ploy to woo black voters, who have largely swayed the primary in her favor.
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And how a cynical ploy to entrap reporters by an organization that uses decidedly controversial techniques to obtain its "scoops" failed spectacularly.
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Its most recent ploy: to require refugees to apply for asylum in the first country they come to after leaving their own.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Less than a month ahead of general elections in Britain, investors appear to be shelving a typical ploy against risk.
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To him, demands that he release his tax returns are just a ploy by his opponents and enemies to undermine his campaign.
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Most people in the soccer world would say that the pay-for-play is a US Soccer ploy to furnish their coffers.
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In a particularly transparent ploy, Trump even brought a few of those women to St. Louis for his second debate with Clinton.
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Their ploy didn't succeed, and the country's highest ranking admiral and others of equal or greater note came out in my defense.
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As a favor to Oberth, and as a publicity ploy, Lang helped finance a planned rocket launch to celebrate the movie's premiere.
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When he seeks emotional balance, he leans on a female singer to deliver an anodyne chorus, a cheap ploy that rarely works.
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He admitted to picking up the men and having them try on the gloves but was adamant it was a marketing ploy.
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Wickremesinghe's supporters challenged Sirisena's decision, framing it as a ploy to avoid a decision in Parliament, where Rajapaksa wouldn't have the votes.
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Critics argue that Trump's restrictions look like a political ploy, as well as an attempt to punt blame for the virus's spread.
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If Medicare-for-all were some kind of neo-Stalinist ploy, then Canada and much of Western Europe would be totalitarian nightmares.
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What could this be but another ploy to charge us for something that used to come with the cost of the meal?
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Mr. Netanyahu's re-election effort has been clouded by accusations of corruption, and his rivals denounced the plan as a political ploy.
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The most probable reason for French dismay is that they see themselves falling prey to the old competitor ploy from the 1990s.
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Maybe this is a debater's ploy—a way of insisting that some principles are so clear that even he can see them.
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This may sound too good to be true, but rest assured this is not a ploy by some lazy Scrooges in academia.
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Some Democrats, including the top House appropriator for NASA, do not support the estimated $30 billion plan, calling it a political ploy.
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Moore has refused those demands and steadfastly denied the allegations of sexual misconduct, calling them a political ploy to sabotage his campaign.
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The outrageousness of the ploy was matched only by the unlikelihood that it would succeed — until, to virtually everyone's shock, it did.
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They are not a sudden burst of altruism, guilty conscience or even a reverse marketing ploy by Philip Morris USA, et. al.
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This ploy—Palin in the streets, Reagan in the balance sheets—is a crucial part of Trump's strategy for winning in November.
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They told of sameness, of how the "authentic" becomes a packaged marketing ploy rather than the genuine fruit of a distinct culture.
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He also believes -- like many other users -- that it's just a ploy by Apple to get folks to buy the newest iPhone.
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Rodney Davis did on Wednesday, is nothing more than a political ploy itself — an attempt to use a tragedy to silence opponents.
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His character's development felt like a weak ploy to leave Dolores alone to confront Bernard, which seems like a completely missed opportunity.
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The ploy in which Kevin uses the movie characters to communicate with the pizza guy has spawned a legacy of its own.
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It's a ploy business owners across industries have long used to deflect blame and responsibility from their own laps, where it often belongs.
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A Dutch journalist first spotted the sextortion scam in the Netherlands on Thursday, reporting that scammers had already made €40,000 from the ploy.
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Hulu's new prices, though apparently not a ploy to raise capital, could lock in customers ahead of key streaming launches from media giants.
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The vast fake news complex the season has slowly untangled isn't a Russian or Iranian or Israeli ploy (all ideas the show floated).
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Others see vaccines as a "Big Pharma" ploy, or believe that the body will naturally clear infections from measles and other contagious illnesses.
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Company officials previously told CNBC that GM isn't trying to create a bargaining ploy in a bid to win union concessions next year.
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But viewed another way it is a desperate ploy on behalf of the 2 million Palestinians largely penned into the impoverished seaside strip.
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As the day went on, stocks shook off losses as traders took the president's threats as more a bargaining ploy by the president.
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The move to charge a nominal fee could be simply a ploy to ward off rivals and steer clear of the country's laws.
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Horton later admitted to Fairfax Media it was a ploy to get under the skin of his key opponent, who came in second.
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"You have to be smart about how you integrate Instagram-worthy elements in your space, but it shouldn't be a ploy," Szala said.
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Even if such projects start as a marketing ploy, they can spark corporate bureaucrats to gamble on initiatives and partnerships they otherwise wouldn't.
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On the phone, when Mr. Trump asked him to abandon the auction, Mr. Barrack initially thought it was a ploy related to contingencies.
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Russian officials have said they stand by Maduro and have condemned opposition actions as a U.S.-inspired ploy to usurp power in Caracas.
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Late yesterday, Postmates found itself in hot water with customers after advertising free delivery in what some felt was an insensitive marketing ploy.
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House Democrats have portrayed the memo's release as a political ploy, designed to undermine special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into the Trump campaign.
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I could maybe theorize about how Hockey Fiancée is part of a double ploy against Stan by the Soviets, which also involves Renée.
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At the same time, he said he was going to delete his channel, a vow that turned out to be a marketing ploy.
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Few were surprised by the ploy, a time-tested one which could have toppled the state government and put the BJP in charge.
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One of the outgoing lawmakers who also served as Alberto Fujimori's cabinet, denied the very public father-daughter falling out was a ploy.
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So while it may be cynical to view this latest statement as a political ploy, it may be just as cynical not to.
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Maybe all that corridor carpeting is just part of a ploy by Big Dilithium to get Starfleet to use more of its product.
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As mentioned before, Pokémon GO is clearly nothing more than a ploy by Big Video Game to get you up and moving around.
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The wholesome, all-American tradition of drunken Texas fraternity parties just got even more American: they're now part of a corporate marketing ploy!
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Opposition parties rejected the proposal, calling it a ploy to buy time and avoid being impeached, and vowed to push ahead with impeachment.
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But when China releases a blockbuster with far tamer themes of nationalism, the film is dismissed as a ploy to brainwash the West.
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Wells Fargo senior analyst Jennifer Fritzsche doesn't see the move as a race to the bottom or a desperate ploy to add subscribers.
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She'd like to have a date over for a home-cooked meal, but worries it may all be a ploy for a hookup.
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"At its worst, the anthem is used as both an ideological cudgel and as a cynical marketing ploy," wrote Deadspin columnist Drew Magary.
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I succumbed to something I never thought I would: an accidental online marketing ploy for what would certainly be a totally average blockbuster.
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By and large, within Hollywood the gift bag is considered a publicity ploy for brands or marketers, and accepting one is considered tacky.
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As a candidate, Trump took Gingrich's ploy even further, engaging in a protracted feud with Megyn Kelly and Fox News during the campaign.
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Some Twitter users see the new saltshaker as a capitalist ploy, especially when things like health care and women's rights to worry about.
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The ministry has since described the shortage as a ploy by pharmaceutical firms intent on price hikes in the wake of the float.
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Is this a cheap ploy to get China and India—something like 40 percent of the world's population—involved in the World Cup?
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Outing him is a brazen political ploy to create a pinata for every agitated deplorable in the country to take a whack at.
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Kiev authorities said they were made aware of the plot four months ago and staged the elaborate ploy in order to capture suspects.
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To the DPRK, separate from it being a ploy or not, it would make cultural sense to protect its leader from losing face.
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The ploy is this: When you have to play by the rules, do the bare minimum and make a big deal about it.
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" Zoldak added: "Asking women to take sides by gender is a failing Democratic ploy that is consciously manipulative and a disservice to women.
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It was just another way to package and peddle the overall U.S. News rankings, illustrating the extent to which they're a marketing ploy.
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It's all part of a strategic frontal assault on women's right to choose, a deliberate ploy to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v.
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Nonetheless, it zoomed to the top of the best-seller list, and earned Professor Ploy so much money that he moved to Bali.
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Given Putin's mercurial nature, his letter may very well be a ploy designed to make Russia look like the adult in the room.
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"Plaintiff's ploy of filing in Superior Court to justify her shameless publicity campaign against Roger Ailes should not be countenanced," Ailes' lawyers said.
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Trump charged in a statement that the effort was nothing but a fundraising ploy by the Green Party and its nominee, Jill Stein.
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The Justice Department blasted Apple's privacy concerns as "false" and "corrosive" and accused the company of using the case as a marketing ploy.
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The trouble with this ploy, however, is that you have to be Herzog, or a figure of comparable charisma, to pull it off.
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Russia and other critics call it a campaign ploy by President Petro O. Poroshenko, who faces a tough re-election battle in March.
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My freshman year someone threatened to pull the fire alarm as a ploy to get students out of the building to shoot them.
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Kimel said the ploy had become more widespread in part because of the mania among parents eager to gain entry to leading institutions.
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As in the past, Germany will take France's economic problems and its militant body politic as a negotiating ploy to impose its views.
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"It is a malicious ploy to remove the leader of the opposition and put a stop to the possibility of a socialist government."
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Critics say the cross initiative is at least in part a ploy to lure votes away from the far-right at the polls.
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In what might have been a marketing ploy, ABC came under tremendous fire in an orchestrated outcry that included full-page newspaper ads.
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Wilhelm Canaris, chief of the Abwehr, the military intelligence unit of the high command of the German armed forces, devised a disinformation ploy.
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This ploy, completely divorced from the reality of actual consumer demand and expectations, allows the agency to claim a justification for further regulation.
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Roku's tactics are a poorly timed negotiating ploy, fabricating a crisis with no thought for the alarm it generated among its own customers.
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The ploy failed and the International Monetary Fund came to the rescue with what was then its biggest ever loan for any country.
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Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif of Iran, Mr. Assad's only regional ally, also rejected the Trump administration's warning, describing it as a ploy.
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" She described his claim as a "political ploy" and "one more dog whistle taking us back to the darkest days of our history.
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The horns' high pitch can also be seen as a psychological ploy, playing on the ears of the anxious troopers of the garrison.
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It is sad to see hunters give political cover to the gun lobby and fall for this cynical ploy, hook, line and sinker.
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The ploy was designed to steal damaging information about Qatar's World Cup bid, which could be leaked to embarrass the UAE's Gulf rival.
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Just as his predecessors had done, Moon chose to ignore his Northern counterpart's ploy of dangling the possibility of denuclearization and peaceful coexistence.
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Portraying a contemporary society where slavery is accepted is an irresponsible ploy to gain ratings and respond to a perceived conservative political shift.
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His focus on Venezuela today is little more than a ploy to help his chances against Democratic challengers in the 2020 presidential election.
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Among the theories: Fox10 host Kari Lake said the teachers strike is actually just a cover ploy to legalize recreational marijuana in Arizona.
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It makes one suspect that Climate Change: Part One's middling, Hollywood-blockbuster conceit trades on this counterproductive sensationalism as a ploy for attention.
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Putin loyalists and the masses who will see the news on Russian television believe this is all a Western ploy to tarnish Russia's image.
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He offered an amendment to allow undocumented immigrants to stay in the country, then claimed it was only a ploy to destroy immigration reform.
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It appears that was the intention of the message, which is actually a viral marketing ploy to promote the new season of Black Mirror.
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Update 10/11/18, 1am ET: Curtis finally admitted to BuzzFeed News that this whole thing was just a ploy to troll his neighbors.
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" In shared clip, Beam says "using God as a ploy to get Black people to forgive you, because a lot of people do that.
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So, he threatens the prime minister with the ploy of waiting until right before the next election and then making his first public appearance.
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ANN7's new owner, Mzwanele Manyi, dismissed the allegations about improper payments as part of a ploy by rival media firms to stifle competition.
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You've gotten through the week of the Google Docs phishing ploy that rocked the world, or at least a vocal corner of the media.
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The statue was originally placed as a publicity ploy in honor of International Women's Day on behalf of McCann and State Street Global Advisers.
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The store also featured looks the models will be wearing behind the scenes of the brand's genius marketing ploy disguised as a fashion show.
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Bloomberg spoke with analyst Hideki Yasuda, of the Ace Research Institute, who suspects it's a ploy by Nintendo to increase brand awareness in China.
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Iran unequivocally condemns all violence & terror anywhere, and is ready to work with all concerned to uncover what is a sinister false flag ploy.
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Polling suggests that a little over half of Taiwanese see the new law as justified; only a third see it as a political ploy.
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From that standpoint, sassy videos with a body-positive or anti-racism slant seem less like a bandaid and more like a PR ploy.
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Pakistani security officials said they saw the dueling statements as little more than a cynical public relations ploy on the part of the Taliban.
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It is a ploy that forces the viewer to reassess their convictions, demonstrating how fine the line can be between freedom fighter and terrorist.
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Many in Moscow see blagoustroistvo as a thinly-veiled ploy to placate the urban middle class who protested against fraudulent elections in 2011-12.
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Even brands that adopted a Weird Twitter voice — think: Denny's posting about being Egg Daddy — felt less craven because it was a sustained ploy.
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It came up with a ploy to "print" American dollars by filching them from accounts in Zimbabwean banks and replacing them with worthless IOUs.
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Some of the strongest resistance to setting minimum-pay rates came from developing countries, which suspected a ploy to remove their main comparative advantage.
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Firing back, Jeffrey Wall, Mr Trump's acting solicitor-general, wrote that Hawaii's position is a ploy to "drain [the Supreme Court's ruling] of meaning".
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Perhaps the talk in Washington about a willingness to risk war is merely part of a psychological ploy to curb Mr Kim's nuclear ambitions.
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The tactic worked in part, until the Polish player's error count rose too quickly, such is the risk-reward for such a valiant ploy.
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"At the time, people didn't realize this was all a big ploy," oceanographer Frank Sansone of the University of Hawaii at Manoa told Gizmodo.
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The film was "Psycho" and Alfred Hitchcock's edict—part artistic statement, part marketing ploy—placed new emphasis on plot twists in the final act.
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Opponents said the countries were too different culturally and socially to be grouped together and that ultimately, it was a Goldman Sachs marketing ploy.
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This is of course just a ploy to have him hand over his sapphire as a personal item to be used for his fortune.
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One possible ploy might be to forswear missiles that can hit American cities but to preserve a small nuclear arsenal, perhaps under international supervision.
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Among the most annoying buzzwords to ever grace Silicon Valley, I regret to inform you that blockchain is more than just a marketing ploy.
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Conservatives have attacked them as a nanny-state ploy to control citizens, while left-leaning critics have argued that they primarily punish poorer people.
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With this in mind, there's a good chance this all-vinyl set was just another "clever" marketing ploy cooked up by the DJ duo.
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"This can be a ploy to verify your number is working, which could lead to more text or call related spam messages," Narang says.
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Blac's adamant she never slept with Pilot and adds that the entire ordeal is a ploy to drum up hype for his new track.
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It's a cheap ploy to keep us creating new posts, keep us interested, at a time when our interest is starting to drift away.
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Sanders thinks the only reason a Democrat would be proud of President Obama's work would be a political ploy to court African-American voters.
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The misguided superdelegate proposal appears, instead, to be a ploy to keep Mr Sanders's supporters keyed up for a race he has already lost.
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Russia called the move a ploy to exit a pact that the United States wanted to leave anyway in order to develop new missiles.
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Opposition parties have condemned it as a ploy to fool the people of Darfur and part of a campaign to further Arabize the region.
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In what might have been a marketing ploy, the network came under tremendous fire in an orchestrated outcry that included full-page newspaper ads.
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"The market tends to think this is all an opening ploy," said Cashin, UBS director of floor operations at the New York Stock Exchange.
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Far from protecting consumers, it is a marketing ploy, "a fetish which Germans cling to like the pope to his creed," Mr. Grau wrote.
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"But to Caroline the ploy was a statement of intent: She was a self-made woman exploiting a new form of media," Beach wrote.
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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.
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The Justice Department last week blasted Apple's privacy concerns as "false" and "corrosive," accusing the company of using the case as a marketing ploy.
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It was a ploy that played a large part in the surprise 1-1 Group D draw that Iceland forced against Argentina on Saturday.
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Meanwhile, other GOP lawmakers are warning that the political ploy could backfire by giving vulnerable Democratic incumbents a chance to distance themselves from progressives.
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Note to the weak-willed: In a clever ploy, takeout must be ordered from the bar, where tempting drinks, costing $12 to $13, abound.
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In a seemingly typical ploy, 24-year-old Darren Kelly was lured to a property in Pitsea, Essex by a 248-year-old girl.
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In 236, the winner paid $245 million for a 2150-pound tuna, a purchase that was equal parts marketing ploy and industry dick-swinging.
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That ploy, experts say, is unlikely to work since Pyongyang is quite adamant that it would only abide by a step-by-step process.
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What else is a window, really, other than a ploy to have it all, communion with an environment from the safe distance of shelter?
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He suggested that Democrats' attempts to raise alarm over coronavirus is just their latest ploy against Trump following their failed effort to impeach him.
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The opposition to Obama's debt financing was the principled stand of a chastened GOP, not a cynical ploy to trip up a Democratic president.
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Still, it's ironic that what has become a marketing ploy and institutional term of convenience emerged in defiance of both the market and institutions.
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The social media summit is largely a ploy to gin up anger over social media and accusations that technology companies are biased against conservatives.
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But Democrats voted "present" on a motion in the Senate this week to consider the plan, calling the vote a political ploy by Republicans.
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His gambit may be a ploy to buy time for the additional testing needed to acquire the capability to strike the continental United States.
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In truth, she said, she was worried that the loan did not exist and was instead a ploy to lower Mr. Manafort's tax bill.
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Without him, and thanks to Mr. McConnell's nakedly cynical ploy, any remaining sense that the court can exist apart from partisan politics is gone.
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So calling her "defiant" might be a bit of a stretch, a ploy to create a marketable image for a subtle, keenly observant individual.
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" As Politico describes it, Black was convicted for his role "in a ploy to swindle millions of dollars from investors in his media company.
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And among the international community, where the two-state solution is still orthodoxy, the idea is dismissed as a ploy of right-wing rejectionists.
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In reality, they're a ploy by Republicans to boost the Democrat who they think Tillis would have the best chances of beating in November.
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They dismissed the House impeachment inquiry as a partisan ploy that ignored the facts to cast Mr. Trump's actions in the worst possible light.
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But West Virginia Democrats charge it's just a ploy by Republicans to put more conservative judges on the bench in the state's highest court.
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Yes, because Renee works at a cosmetics company, she ends up utilizing self-love as a marketing ploy for a new line of makeup.
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That is why opponents wisely fear that national reciprocity is a ploy to sell more guns and undermine stronger local and state gun controls.
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Roku&aposs tactics are a poorly timed negotiating ploy, fabricating a crisis with no thought for the alarm it generated among its own customers.
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We can only hope President Trump will reject Whirlpool's opportunistic ploy and avoid the temptation to open the flood gates to counterproductive trade battles.
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In the past, militants have called vaccination teams foreign agents, and peddled conspiracy theories that their campaigns were a Western ploy to sterilize Muslims.
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"It bolsters the views of skeptics who believe that the 'simplification' effort was merely a ploy to weaken the core elements of the reform."
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The fight centers on liberals' suspicions that the census question could be a ploy to tilt the once-a-decade reapportionment of House seats.
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Its editors argued that the term is merely a marketing ploy to mask the alt-right's racist intentions, and journalists shouldn't fall for it.
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But not everybody thinks Emin had a larger political agenda in mind concerning his music video — it might have just been a clever marketing ploy.
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Babis calls the police investigation a ploy by adversaries to chase him out of politics, which many Czechs view as ridden with bribery and favoritism.
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Turkish Airlines is half owned by the state, and pro-government media in the country slammed the ban as a ploy to undermine the carrier.
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"At first I thought this was just another ploy to raise his profile, but he's actually taking this seriously," one Democratic strategist told BuzzFeed News.
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Moreover, they are a transparent and desperate ploy to deflect away from the hard, cold facts, none of which appear to have been responded to.
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But he says he doesn't want corporate sponsorships that might make Super Patron feel like an advertising ploy, even if they could grow the endowment.
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"Their stay applications are just a ploy to preserve a congressional map that violates Pennsylvania's Constitution for one more election cycle," the League's lawyers argued.
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It was embarrassing for the prime minister, and many critics saw Johnson's decision as an obvious political ploy — if a risky one at the time.
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They scoff at the idea that rich, spoiled America really feels threatened, seeing a ploy to extract better terms for American firms to make money.
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Click here to view original GIFPixar movies are funny and fantastic and all ploy at your emotions with wonderful characters and an always relatable story.
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It had all been a ploy, trying to gain whatever slim advantage they could over the Dodgers by pre-empting Dave Roberts' platoon-matched lineup.
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Like her siblings, she was kept out of school, which her father regarded as "a ploy by the government to lead children away from God".
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IN THE rickety wooden markets in Nairobi, where traders sell old books, second-hand clothes and kitchenware, walking away is a buyer's last negotiating ploy.
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All of these companies have recently used VR as a marketing ploy, and quite frankly, the "experiences" they've created are all a load of shit.
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JUUL critics and the FDA alike have criticized JUUL's use of sweet flavors, as it appeared to be a ploy to appeal to young people.
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Many U.S. officials and experts doubt Kim's sincerity about denuclearising, viewing the recent flurry of diplomacy as a ploy to win relief from economic sanctions.
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That ploy turned especially sophisticated recently, as scammers hijacked legitimate accounts that were verified by Twitter and then used them as vehicles to solicit bitcoin.
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And because there were apparently no news cameras on the ground filming an army of battle droids marching into Naboo's capital city, their ploy works.
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At the most recent election, in 2013, the Barisan Nasional won 60% of seats despite receiving a minority of votes, thanks mainly to this ploy.
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Or, is this just a negotiating ploy just as the Trump administration is about to make key decisions regarding the Obamacare exchange market for 2018?
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The forecast of "three [or] four months" may have just been a ploy to buy time until Mr Trump had the Republican nomination sewn-up.
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So it would be easy to lose sight of the quiet Republican ploy to make it dramatically harder for working families to save for retirement.
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MS-13 isn't a useful ploy just for Trump: Republican Ed Gillespie also featured the group in ads for his failed campaign for Virginia governor.
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Defense attorney Jeffrey Lichtman argued the case was a ploy to blame one man for drugs that infiltrated the United States, even after Guzmán's capture.
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His second-quarter Rockette performance was a theatrical ploy designed to sell contact and a foul, the painful (for Adams) result being an unintended consequence.
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Juul is Big Tobacco, and it's using a classic ploy from the Big Tobacco playbook to try and hook another generation of kids on nicotine.
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Prime Minister David Cameron, who foolishly called the referendum largely as a ploy to deal with political problems in his party, announced he will resign.
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The question is not a slam-dunk, however, so Jaworski named Nixon an "unindicted co-conspirator" in an apparent ploy to avoid a constitutional showdown.
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And because it was so close to the election, they were wary about doing anything that could be construed as a ploy to help Clinton.
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Hreidarsson said he was amazed that England had fallen for the basic ploy of a long throw-in that led directly to Sigurdsson's headed goal.
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Israel regards the truce idea as a ploy and will not negotiate with Hamas, which the EU and United States list as a terrorist group.
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Kiwifruit used to be known as Chinese gooseberries, but were renamed by New Zealand growers after the country's iconic flightless bird as a marketing ploy.
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One person familiar with the deliberations suggested Trump's tweet on Friday was a negotiating ploy to move the idea of scrapping all tariffs further along.
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Some Israeli politicians are characterizing Netanyahu's order for Abu al-Atta's killing as a ploy to drum up political support from his right-wing base.
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Or is it just a negotiating ploy that will inevitably be followed up with some last-minute deal that gets Trump to agree to debate?
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David Anderson, a health policy analyst at Duke University, pointed out this ploy out last August when Aetna dropped its profitable Obamacare plans in Pennsylvania.
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But critics described the administration's move as a ploy that would discourage non-citizens from responding, pointing to President Trump's anti-immigration sentiments and policies.
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To the Editor: Re "Big Tobacco's Latest Ploy," by Alex Bogusky (Op-Ed, May 6): We applaud Mr. Bogusky for refusing to work with Juul.
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And while new jobs will eventually be created, many unions worry the changes are a ploy to strip away worker protections — and their own power.
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Some said their effort echoed Senator Joseph McCarthy's red-baiting in the 1950s, and was a ploy to undermine legitimate criticism of American environmental policy.
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They worried that the meeting request could be a ploy to surreptitiously record an American official appearing to conspire against the Venezuelan government, officials said.
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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.
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Here is a guide to help you figure out which extras really matter, and which are just a ploy to get you to spend more.
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Or a feeling among the French that, having witnessed how hacking may have altered the American election, they would not fall for the same ploy.
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At best, those are a ploy to collect your information for marketing; at worst, they could be thieves hoping to perpetrate fraud or identity theft.
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Lawyers for the city called the suit a "last-minute ploy to nullify a legislative directive and eviscerate" the city's promise to protect applicants' privacy.
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"It was determined that Saavedra used the kidnapping story as a ploy to prey on the unsuspecting citizen to steal the vehicle," the statement said.
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The answer, surely, is that it began as a cynical ploy; at first, the Republicans hoped to kill health reform before it really got started.
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But a growing number of Democrats see diminishing returns in an extended delay, amid concerns that such a move would look like a political ploy.
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The proof was believed to lie in Ms. Roy's shrewd ploy to hide her Christian self by not using her full name: Suzanna Arundhati Roy.
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Trump also alleges partisan ploy In a second tweet Thursday, Trump cast blame on Democrats, who he said are trying to make him look bad.
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Instead of seeking fair treatment of all residents of this country, this president has decided to win over the Jewish vote through this transparent ploy.
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He described Pelosi's comments as a "political ploy" to later claim that she is moving toward impeachment based on overwhelming evidence, despite her initial reluctance.
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Using a controversial procedural ploy, labeled the "nuclear option," they reinterpreted the Senate's rules to restrict filibusters on presidential nominations except for the Supreme Court.
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But some political opponents dismissed the exhumation as a ploy to drum up support before a general election and criticized Sanchez for reopening old wounds.
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Every broker I spoke to admitted there is no such thing as Trumpcare, and that it is a marketing ploy from the lead generator site.
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Going gluten-free won&apost help you lose weight, and can be a huge marketing ploy and eating cheese before bed doesn&apost cause nightmares.
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Many of Mr. Trump's supporters have dismissed efforts to make his tax returns public, calling the attempts a partisan ploy meant to embarrass the president.
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Lance and his broker claim the seller's realtor lied to them and the other bidders and it was a shameless ploy to make a buck.
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The ice cream ploy, however, resulted in disastrous lines: Predictably, the ice cream eventually ran out—concessions workers must've been thrilled about the whole thing.
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What if this just a ploy to distract us from the fact that he and his girlfriend Kylie Jenner are rumored to be expecting a child?
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But if Saudi Arabia and the UAE hoped to cause so much pain that Qatar gave in to their demands, their ploy has so far failed.
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But Sheriff O'Carroll found the video "grossly offensive" and didn't believe the racist and anti-Semitic video was simply a ploy to piss off his girlfriend.
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Dave Chappelle says his backing of Maryland gubernatorial candidate Ben Jealous is NOT a political Hollywood ploy ... 'cause he's just doing what he thinks is right.
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Earlier, Lenny sussed out all of Voiello's plans and either sincerely, or as a ploy, convinced Voiello that he is a righteous man, a saint even.
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This whole summer, everyone's been debating whether Hiddleswift — the couple consisting of Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston — is real or just a ploy for media attention.
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Few have seen the mystery surrounding the author, and the growing number of interviews she gave by e-mail in recent years, as a marketing ploy.
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BEUC said this was "just a ploy to get consumers to pay more" because conversion calculations are too complicated to be carried out on the spot.
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It's not that Jon getting punked by the old "reveal yourself to the scouting party so the real forces can get you" ploy was a problem.
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Next, we get to find out whether she's one step ahead of him, and whether she's going to recognize this as the cheap ploy it is.
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But Jolie says the story took the casting process out of context, turning a well-thought-out audition into a ploy that seemed cruel and unusual.
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Threatening to fire a teacher adviser is a common ploy used by schools trying to get their students to stop writing anything critical, said SPLC's Hiestand.
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All images: Alex Cranz/GizmodoThe ploy of the rechargeable, Blu PLUS+ vape is obvious: It looks like a cigarette and the charging case resembles a pack.
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Many assumed the decision was a ploy to bump box-office ratings; a tense, experimental second-world-war flick wouldn't typically appeal to a younger demographic.
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But 23andMe is not using your genetic information in an Orwellian ploy to help companies sell you drugs or shoes your DNA suggests you might want.
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The ploy of associating CNN with blackmail obvious: to discredit the network's reporting or at least push the narrative of a news agency embroiled in scandal.
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If you thought Mother's Day started out as a ploy by greeting card companies to pocket your hard-earned money, you're in for a big surprise.
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Some in Hong Kong are fearful the law could be used as a political ploy to arrest and try political activists who oppose the Chinese government.
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A source close to the situation responding, contending the actress did agree to seal and "the filing was nothing but a media ploy to hurt Angelina."
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Alternatively, bystanders may conclude the problem is being exaggerated or exploited to make a political point—as a Democratic ploy to harm Mr Trump, for example.
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Comparing migrant detention centers to "summer camps" or "boarding schools" — no matter what your stance is on immigration policy — is a gross, attention-seeking, privileged ploy.
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I heard about people who got invited to the Society only to quit in disgust, saying that its elaborate mythos was nothing but a marketing ploy.
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Which brings us to the biggest irony of Bandersnatch ... I'm not suggesting that Bandersnatch is some vast corporate ploy to harvest your personal information or something.
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Casino, which now controls GPA, lobbied against the loan, saying the acquisition was a complex ploy by Diniz to maintain control of GPA, which Diniz denied.
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Critics said the currency measure was no panacea for Venezuela's economic mess and just a psychological ploy to make Venezuelans forget the extent of the hyperinflation.
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Democrats dismissed the House Financial Services subcommittee hearing as a political ploy to discredit the president, not a genuine effort to learn more about the issue.
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While the ad was clearly an effort to portray a relevant but inoffensive message of social unity, people are calling it an inauthentic, opportunistic marketing ploy.
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Lydon, who is also president of Global Trends Investments, added that he thought Salt's strategy for this fund was a genuinely good one, ploy or not.
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Jim Glasgow, a plumber from Iowa City who is supporting Trump, called the move a "marketing ploy" by Trump to get more viewers to tune in.
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The Levada Centre, Russia's last independent polling agency, was declared a "foreign agent", a ploy the government uses to harass organisations it dislikes with red tape.
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One camel is clearly just a blatant marketing ploy: A modest fella whose only decor is a promotional message shaved into the hair on his side.
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"This vote is a sham and little more than a political ploy to protect vulnerable Republicans from having to defend their climate science denial," said Sen.
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Some analysts believe the deficit-inflating tax bill was in part a ploy by Ryan to force Republicans to back welfare reforms to balance the budget.
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That Trump hasn't said a word about the caravan since the election is proof positive that this was all a political ploy from beginning to end.
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It's more likely, however, that he's being deliberately misleading — and that his effort to delegitimize a big part of the Democratic electorate is a cynical ploy.
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The Sanders campaign is firing back, saying Clinton "has been all over the map" on gun control and calling the attacks a desperate, politically driven ploy.
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" "She further confessed to Committee investigators that (85033) she 'just wanted to get attention'; (2) 'it was a tactic'; and (3) 'that was just a ploy.
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In the Justice Department's portrayal of the showdown, Apple has cravenly decided to use opposition to a high-profile government decryption request as a marketing ploy.
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It's a cynical ploy to escape scrutiny of his outrageous proposal to ban an entire religion from our country, and no one should fall for it.
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"It's a political ploy that raises questions in rural North Carolina that lots of people haven't had occasion to think about," Mr. Wilson-Hartgrove told me.
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When a response did come, prominent social media figures for the Yellow Vests insisted that the media outcry was a ploy to distract from their crusade.
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The main opposition party said his use of emergency powers was unnecessary and was a ploy to make it easier for police to arrest its supporters.
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And if this sounds like a ploy to get you to buy more shit—maybe even some shit you don't really need—you would be correct.
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When they get married, he reveals it was just a ploy, and she's relieved he's still a real man as he spanks her for her insolence.
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Mark Wahlberg ain't buyin' Calvin Johnson's retirement announcement -- saying he hopes the whole thing is just a ploy so CJ can join the New England Patriots.
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It's mostly a bit of a ploy to bring attention to the company's recycling efforts, let's be honest, but at least it's a pretty fun one.
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The idea that Trump's obsession with the migrant caravan was a cynical midterm ploy that would be abandoned the minute the polls closed was always wrong.
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Unswayed by the bail release, China has demanded that Canada free Ms. Meng immediately, seeing her arrest as a sneaky political ploy engineered by the Americans.
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When the court challenge was announced in February, Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, made clear that this legal ploy was an end run around lawmaking.
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"False flag!!" tweeted Tommy Vietor, the "Pod Save America" host and former aide to Barack Obama, hinting that Fox News's projection was some kind of ploy.
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One possibility is that reigniting traditional anti-Semitism is a Kremlin ploy intended to tap into ultraright Russian nationalism ahead of the presidential elections in March.
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" He said they were executing a cynical political ploy to deny Mr. Trump a Supreme Court seat — "the most unethical sham since I've been in politics.
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The Kremlin, along with some Ukrainian opposition figures, called the martial drumbeats echoing from Kiev a domestic political ploy by its embattled president, Petro O. Poroshenko.
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Or inserting Barnes, a prodigious defender who has won three consecutive under-22014 world championships, into the lineup could be a shrewd psychological and tactical ploy.
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The Social Capital chief said that in some cases it can be used as a marketing ploy and a way for companies to get free money.
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To many, the initiative felt like an advertising ploy that reeks of fake corporate wokeness; and bookish social media users were quick to point this out.
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Like Casey Affleck, Redmayne keeps glancing down or aside, although in his case you sense a blatant ploy, designed to pull us into Newt's endearing shyness.
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The multiple endings were a ploy to give Ripper replayability—an elusive element that makes somebody want to play again, the brass ring of any videogame.
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Wallace's demand was a calculated ploy — he effectively excused Alabama state police from performing their duties and placed responsibility to keep the peace in Johnson's corner.
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His lawyers, above, dismissed the House impeachment inquiry as a partisan ploy that ignored the facts to cast Mr. Trump's actions in the worst possible light.
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It's been mainly a Republican ploy lately, but there's no way I'm going to claim that Democrats haven't done it, too, when they had the muscle.
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It exploded online and the Kardashians/Jenners are nothing if not brilliant business people, so what better ploy than to ride the wave and take advantage.
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They got away with it for a while until they overplayed their hand last month and forced a government shutdown in a ploy that completely backfired.
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On the floor, McConnell accused Schumer of releasing his letter as public relations ploy not designed to start real negotiations on the contours of a trial.
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They and other critics have denounced the vote as a ploy to divide Democrats and throw cold water on the notion of an ambitious climate plan.
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At that moment, what seemed at first to be a desperate fighter's ploy to excuse a loss began to feel like something darker and more tragic.
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"The president is using the armed forces in a political ploy for his reelection campaign and I think it's absolutely obscene," added retired Army Maj. Gen.
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Protesters saw Mr. Bouteflika's letter as nothing more than a ploy by le pouvoir to gain time while they engineer a way to stay in control.
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These firms allegedly claimed to offer financial services such as lowering credit card interest rates as a ploy to get people to surrender their personal information.
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The whole thing almost seemed like a marketing ploy for Starbucks, but then again, that's what we thought about Trump's 2016 run for a while, too.
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With her boss out of earshot, Barbara thanks Ruby, cementing the idea that this was all an unspoken ploy to get Larry to forget about the money.
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A brief history of the House GOP's failed ethics ploy Either way, it's certain the blowback intensified to a new level once Trump turned to Twitter. Rep.
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Lewis recognized the tactic as a clever ploy for Angelica to get what she wants — one the famous flipper has tried himself on more than one occasion.
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Of course, releasing a record over a batch of singles might be a cunning marketing ploy, but when the music is this good, we'll happily overlook that.
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So let's call a spade a spade: Initiative Q is a clever marketing ploy with lofty promises but virtually nothing to show for them at this point.
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If his ploy was to get closer to the front he made a big mistake, because I (not he) reaped the benefits of the chaos he caused.
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But critics say it's actually a ploy to discourage non-citizens from responding, and government emails and memos reveal contradicting accounts of initial statements made by officials.
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To say that little ploy didn't work would be an understatement; Nixon won 500+ electoral votes and more than 60 percent of the popular vote that November.
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Katt Williams' downward spiral has scared his loved ones so much they want him hospitalized ... but the comedian thinks it's just a ploy to get his cash.
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This is nothing more than a cynical ploy to delay inevitable changes to its business model while it pursues a record breaking $120 billion stock market flotation.
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Her disdain for "citizens of nowhere" is not just a political ploy: she seriously thinks that Britain needs more provincial certainties as an antidote to rootless cosmopolitanism.
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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.
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On Tuesday, Speier assured Johnson that the ERA is "no stalking horse for abortion," emphasizing that the proposed amendment isn't a ploy to enshrine additional abortion protections.
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It's an interesting ploy, to be sure, since I somehow doubt that anyone was really hoping to pay even more money for a new BlackBerry in 27.
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Murray -- who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter -- also claims Michael would use fake accents and pretend he was a stroke victim as a ploy to meet women.
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In fact, it was Young's wife, Nancy, who made the credit card ploy work, thanks to the fact that she had a better credit rating than Young.
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There's no long build up, there's no need to weave a senseless story, there's no psychological ploy, it's just slick visual trickery right in front of you.
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If this is in fact all just a ploy on Zayn's part to prove he can be just as wacky as the Biebz, consider this mission accomplished.
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Koll said that trade regulations imposed are not due to a short term "political ploy" by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, rather a long awaited "strategic" move.
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The announcement has sparked concern amongst social media users in the country, many of whom suspect that it's a ploy to gain access to information about users.
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Rosenstein's defense of Barr's controversial rollout of Mueller's report, which Democrats have blasted as a partisan ploy to protect Trump, has prompted new questions about his loyalties.
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This ploy had a few advantages for Hindman's boss, whom she identifies only as the mysterious "Composer" but whose real name is not exactly hard to find.
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Amnesty International decried the island chain's restoration of the death penalty as a "transparent ploy" by the government to distract attention away from the country's political troubles.
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Yet, because many of those questioned are seen as Mr Ruto's allies, some think that the war on corruption is a ploy to neuter the deputy president.
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Regardless of whether broadcasting this disaster was a ploy to manipulate international opinion, North Korea's need for help in wake of the flood appears to be genuine.
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But if there is a calculation behind Trump's signal-boosting of seemingly negative news, I don't think it's a ploy to distract the public from damaging stories.
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A Department of Justice filing claimed that Apple's argument—that unlocking the phone would weaken its encryption protections—was a marketing ploy to strengthen its business model.
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What's disappointing is how many outlets participated in this marketing ploy without providing their audience with the necessary context — that is, that all condoms are Zika-resistant.
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Democrats, however, dismiss the memo as a political ploy to discredit the FBI and Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe into whether the Trump team colluded with Russia.
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Chyna addressed speculation that she got pregnant as a revenge ploy against the Kardashians or to get money out of the reality mogul family, Chyna denied it.
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ROF's attempt to "gain more attention and recruit new members," as MACC describe it, is exactly the kind of ploy the plug-in was made to stop.
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It's a political illusion, a ploy that the three nations have known but have propped up to appease the masses in a prideful People's Republic of China.
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Then, on March 22nd, another trio (it's not clear if they were the same gang), managed to steal 59 iPhones worth some $44,000 using the same ploy.
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Indeed, the Taliban stands to gain by disrupting the elections and may use talks with the U.S. as a ploy to sow popular distrust in the government.
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Not only will this ploy cost Gotham's taxpayers more, but it serves as a magnet for other illegal aliens to take up residence in the Big Apple.
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But she also called the Russian request a "propaganda ploy" and said the F.B.I. and the Department of Homeland Security advised against it, according to USA Today.
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Clinton for what it is: a heavy-handed ploy intended to protect the F.B.I. director and the agency from criticism for not bringing charges against Mrs. Clinton.
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There were government programs to help coffee planters, but Ms. Mohan saw them as a ploy to hook Puerto Rico's farmers on herbicides from the United States.
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From its inception, critics denounced the policy as a ploy to shift health care costs from those who posed the greatest (cost) risk onto States and insurers.
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A journeyman eking out a living by playing in the Russian league for Krasnodar, Sigurdsson reacted more quickly than any Englishman could to a very simple ploy.
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Then there are those times when they act so much like part of the fam, we're left wondering whether the four-legs and fur is a ploy!
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Also not helpful are the conspiracy theories circulating out there, blaming bioterrorism, the Tdap vaccine, or some kind of ploy to pad the pockets of healthcare companies.
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A ploy to steal the restaurant's weed supply ends in a shootout with automatic weapons, leaving their passenger bloody and screaming in the drive-thru parking lot.
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His new role as an inmate masturbation whisperer doesn't come from the goodness of his heart; it's a ploy to eke out a confession from his cellmate.
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The small scale is part of why it's seen not as a way to help families but as a cynical ploy, a shameless attempt to curry favor.
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The move for an independent church could boost his ratings and burnish his legacy, though opponents call it a dangerous electoral ploy that will inflame social tensions.
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Today's decision by the Nobel Prize Committee certainly feels similar, like a ploy to make the prize seem relevant, rather than a celebration of an artistic career.
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The conservative Competitive Enterprise Institute immediately called the new mandate a "midnight" political ploy by the Obama administration and said the incoming administration should abandon the plan.
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Civil rights groups and some states strongly object to the citizenship question proposal, calling it a Republican ploy to scare immigrants into not participating in the census.
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As for the most important story in the country, my main takeaway from the Nunes memo is that it won't be the last ploy of its kind.
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Trump has rolled out a social media bias reporting tool that is basically a ploy to get people's information and build out the White House email list.
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The Mexican president's ploy was almost certainly demagogic in intent and motivation, invoking an anti-Spanish sentiment that he believes exists in Mexico, though polls suggest otherwise.
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To the Editor: Re "Builders Use Ploy to Create the Luxury of Height" (front page, April 20): The invasion of the "supertalls" is even worse than described.
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Political strategists observed that a controversy over press rights, instigated by the White House, would make for a useful ploy to distract journalists and perhaps the public.
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But what irks me most is your targeted attacks on historically marginalized populations as a political ploy to secure the support of the racists, misogynists and homophobes.
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Scoobeez denied, in a separate court filing, the former CFO's embezzlement allegations, saying they were fabricated and part of a ploy to take control of the company.
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Son has repeatedly said he could invest in Lyft should the Uber transaction fall through, although a few Uber insiders treat that as a deft negotiating ploy.
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Future doesn't address whether he's the child's father, but he claims Eliza was taking fertility pills as a ploy to get pregnant with a rich man's baby.
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This, too, has the air of a marketing ploy: Those games are sold as winner-takes-all showdowns, seismic clashes that will make the very earth shake.
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It's a ploy Dallas used frequently against LeBron James and the Miami Heat in the 2011 N.B.A. finals, in which the Mavericks upset Miami in six games.
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There is nothing in this bill to keep the government open that Democrats actually oppose, and yet they are blocking it nonetheless in a dangerous political ploy.
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At the same time, it is important to see the Republican charges of anti-Semitism for what they are: a cynical ploy, aimed at reaping political advantage.
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He said he sided with Trump's decision to remove U.S. troops and called the vote a "deceitful ploy" by Democrats to create divisions in the Republican Party.
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The effort is widely seen as a ploy by a deeply unpopular leader to consolidate power by disbanding the National Assembly, which is controlled by his opponents.
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But the candidate essentially disclosed the ploy in an interview Wednesday, telling The Washington Post that he was waiting for "the right time" to address the subject.
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He also announced a contest to seek ideas for improving the system, a seductive ploy but nowhere near what he has to do if he's truly serious.
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Nick Marro, an analyst at the Economist Intelligence Unit, echoed those sentiments, explaining that Trump has demonstrated a pattern of turning to geopolitics as a domestic ploy.
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China's yuan currency, traded in offshore markets, fell against the dollar after the news to trade near its weakest against the greenback in about three weeks. PLOY?
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Pompeo appeared to dismiss the rhetoric as a bargaining ploy or an attempt to drive a wedge between the US team and described his interactions as professional.
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Much like McConnell, most Senate Republicans see the new misconduct allegation as a political ploy by Democrats to reignite the contentious fight over Kavanaugh's Supreme Court seat.
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"Yes you can argue that it's an electoral ploy," writes Brent Sasley, an expert on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process at the University of Texas at Arlington.
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But experts are concerned that what's mainly an advertising ploy during normal times could look like medical advice in a crisis, especially to consumers who are panicking.
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They're against the political ploy Trump is currently undertaking in insisting that he get $5.7 billion for a border wall or keep the government shuttered, conceivably indefinitely.
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Philadelphia must run the ball effectively to keep New England's offense off the field and Ajayi will be critical in the Eagles' ploy to control the ball.
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When we are attacked for speaking out, whether by members of the media or elected officials, it's a ploy to displace and drain our collective influence and energy.
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"It had no benefit for the people," he said, accusing Ghani of offering the truce as a ploy to boost his image ahead of presidential elections next year.
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Both looks seem to aim to make her look innocent despite the litany of charges — a ploy that's just as manipulative as the crimes she's been accused of.
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Responding to the argument that the speech's lack of detail was a strategy ploy to mitigate congressional resistance against Trump's policies, Cashin said it was possible, but unlikely.
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The company is aware it's not the only local business to co-opt Halloween as a marketing ploy, so puts a lot of effort into marketing its events.
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Kim's actions could be a trick, and they're almost definitely a ploy to boost relations between Pyongyang and Seoul as the South prepares to host the Winter Olympics.
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"This is clearly done as a political ploy," said William Frey, a Census expert and senior fellow of the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution think tank.
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Some U.S. officials and experts doubt Kim's sincerity, and see a recent flurry of North Korean diplomacy as a ploy to win relief from economic sanctions against Pyongyang.
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But for years, the Food and Brand Lab massaged shoddy data into published, peer-reviewed studies in a brazen ploy for media coverage, as BuzzFeed News has reported.
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"* He added, "Stratim's lawsuit is nothing more than a transparent preemptive ploy to avoid liability stemming from Mr. Fishman's notice of resignation and Stratim's contractual liability resulting therefrom.
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The most common ploy is that you'll call and ask for a lower rate and they will say if you add a landline, you will lower your bill.
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But as one user put it, if they were a mod, they'd "probably raze this place to the fucking ground" upon discovering it was all a marketing ploy.
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Some say the military intervention, the first of this scale since Brazil's return to democracy in the 1980s, is a ploy to boost Mr Temer's rock-bottom popularity.
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It's fast, it's fun and its pay-for-more-lives-via-in-app-purchase ploy has led to some individuals spending thousands of dollars to feed their addiction.
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Although it seems like a dumb marketing ploy following the recent influx of CBD products in recent months, the campaign seems to be more of a political move.
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Not while Patty and Bob fail to even cover up a murder with a classic ploy: submerging a car that doubles as criminal evidence in a nearby lake.
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Making sense of it all is the surest way to see where this technology is going, and whether it's the real deal or mostly just another marketing ploy.
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Jennifer Lopez -- who regularly steps out in only the bare essentials -- covered her entire bod in the sweltering NYC heat, but it may be a brilliant marketing ploy.
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Mr Corbyn's critics argue that his policy is a cynical ploy to avoid committing the party to any firm course of action before Brexit day on March 29th.
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Ms Sadoff and her colleagues found that the ploy boosted scores among American students relative to their compatriots without a cash incentive, but not among the Chinese ones.
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The ploy has had some success with Australia's 10-year bond yield diving 21 basis points in just the past month to hit an historic trough of 0.993%.
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While this could mean less preservatives, it could also be a clever marketing ploy by Big Produce to encourage people to pair Litehouse brand ranch with raw veggies.
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Democrats panned the vote as a political stunt Markey called the vote a "mockery" of the Green New Deal, and Democrats largely dismissed it as a political ploy.
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In the docs, Joseline says she voluntarily submitted to the drug tests, and Stevie's claim she's abused drugs throughout her pregnancy is a sick ploy to embarrass her.
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Twitter users quickly pointed out the error, with many people joking that the typo was actually a legal ploy: Really got started off on the wrong foot pic.twitter.
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But the local branch of the opposition Syrian Interim Government's Ministry of Health dismissed Russia's truce call as a ploy to circumvent the U.N. month-long ceasefire resolution.
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Axios's Jonathan Swan reported that the decision to suddenly introduce the sweeping transgender ban had nothing to do with military readiness, but instead was a cynical electoral ploy.
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Maybe this is all a clever ploy to make an unbelievably convoluted angle for Being The Elite, which would be simultaneously amazing, overly indulgent, and kind of shitty.
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The president has not changed, and nor has the left, whose ploy to cleave away Trump voters will work as brilliantly as it did in the 2016 election.
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Russia has said it sees the U.S.-backed missile defense system in Romania and other European countries as a threat and a ploy to neutralize its nuclear arsenal.
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In a previous Hell, Michigan ploy, Daniel became mayor for a day, only to have his privileges revoked when he attempted to ban straight people from the town.
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However, the humor sours when you realize that this comical ploy is also a strategy the Republican Party uses in its outreach to black and moderate white voters.
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The top-voted comments were based on the sheer economics of EA's ploy, as outlined by user thesomeot: Comment from discussion Star Wars Battlefront II DICE Developer AMA.
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This seems to give Trump entirely too much credit—does this look, from one clammy fib and ploy to the next, like a guy who has a plan?
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Kem Sokha has rejected the charges against him, which the opposition calls a ploy to ensure Hun Sen extended over three decades in power in next year's election.
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But the question remains — do they really want a DACA replacement, or is the uncertainty more useful to them as a political ploy and a powerful fundraising tool?
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In the latest marketing ploy to appear hip and tech savvy, India's Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) announced it's introducing Limited Edition DIY drone boxes to hold their wings.
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And he began steadily being outmaneuvered by Democrats, particularly Pelosi, whose ploy to deprive Trump of a State of the Union address dealt a preliminary blow this week.
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