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Trojan horse

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Definition of Trojan horse

as in Potemkin village

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The Swedish government has come up with some drastically different economic figures on Russia that make the Kremlin’s official data seem like a Potemkin village.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 24 May 2026
But when Microsoft built the Potemkin village that is Copilot and charged for it, well, no thank you.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026

Definition of Potemkin village

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The last measure, concerning the city’s Rainy Day Fund, set a savings goal with no mechanism behind it—a fig leaf for a city staring down another fiscal shortfall.

— Ken Girardin, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2026
Under the Assad regime, the parliament functioned as a ceremonial fig leaf that served political elites and passed laws that stripped ordinary Syrians of their basic rights.

— Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of fig leaf

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Martin claims the original Seaquarium’s exemption from that rule shields his project, too; the plaintiffs say the exemption doesn’t apply.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2026
While a wide range of benefits are available for veterans under the VA shield, few realize what impact veterans provide once out of uniform.

— Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026

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The modular laptop display system is not an entirely new idea, and there are some existing products on the market that offer detachable portable screens.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026
Investor uses a stylus and tablet to analyze stock market and crypto charts on a large screen, highlighting trading, finance insights, and market data in a moody, focused workspace.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026

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Jackson’s blind was situated on rolling private farmland, and late that afternoon a fawn deer strolled down a mountain trail toward Jackson shortly before nightfall.

— Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2026
Corso sets up in the blind and points the scope across the water at a neon-pink bouquet of Greater Flamingos ballet-dancing along the far edge of the lagoon, while grebes dive, avocets wade, and egrets and herons hunt in the foreground.

— Alexandra Marvar, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

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