dirty tricks
plural noun
: underhanded stratagems for obtaining secret information about or sabotaging an enemy or for discrediting an opponent (as in politics)
dirty trickster
noun
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Whereas Parnas got swept up in conspiracy theories and political dirty tricks and disinformation, Biden wrote his memoirs about his battle with addiction, which led him to thank Parnas during their meeting for making amends as if working a 12-step program.
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 7 Sep. 2024
Still employing Cohn’s old dirty tricks, Trump frequently vows legal retribution, and frequently fails to follow through, or else sees his efforts tossed out of court.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2024
This reporting put Trojans for Representative Government in the national spotlight as Americans learned about how its dirty tricks had set the table for the Watergate scandal.
—Jonathan Van Harmelen / Made By History, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
While the food looked plenty unappetizing, Art’s dirty tricks elevate the stakes between himself and Tashi, proving that eating your vegetables doesn’t always have to be boring.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2024
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 7 Sep. 2024
Still employing Cohn’s old dirty tricks, Trump frequently vows legal retribution, and frequently fails to follow through, or else sees his efforts tossed out of court.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2024
This reporting put Trojans for Representative Government in the national spotlight as Americans learned about how its dirty tricks had set the table for the Watergate scandal.
—Jonathan Van Harmelen / Made By History, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
While the food looked plenty unappetizing, Art’s dirty tricks elevate the stakes between himself and Tashi, proving that eating your vegetables doesn’t always have to be boring.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2024
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