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Dukakis, who denied knowledge of the video, fired Sasso when word leaked that Sasso was the mastermind behind the dirty trick.
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 27 June 2024
Yes, that is a dirty trick that Miss Manners has been trying to squelch.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2024
But surreptitiously implanting deliberate weaknesses or actively encouraging the public to use codes that have secretly been broken -- especially under the aegis of government authority -- is a dirty trick.
—Nadia Heninger, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2013
For the first time, the lead consultant to Florida Senate Republicans has admitted to hiring a disgraced ex-senator and approving a dirty trick to recruit a third-party candidate to siphon votes from a South Florida Democrat.
—Mario Alejandro Ariza, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 27 June 2024
Yes, that is a dirty trick that Miss Manners has been trying to squelch.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2024
But surreptitiously implanting deliberate weaknesses or actively encouraging the public to use codes that have secretly been broken -- especially under the aegis of government authority -- is a dirty trick.
—Nadia Heninger, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2013
For the first time, the lead consultant to Florida Senate Republicans has admitted to hiring a disgraced ex-senator and approving a dirty trick to recruit a third-party candidate to siphon votes from a South Florida Democrat.
—Mario Alejandro Ariza, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Dirty/mean/rotten trick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dirty%2Fmean%2Frotten%20trick. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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