Trojan horse

noun

Definition of Trojan horsenext
as in Potemkin village

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  1. Potemkin village
  2. fig leaf
  3. shield
  4. screen
  5. blind
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • Consider the crisp, Gimlet-like Mediterrânico, made with sea fennel and eucalyptus, or the Banana Bonanza, a riff on the Negroni with Madeira, banana, coconut butter, and fig leaf.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of fig leaf
Noun
  • This season, the wraparound shield-like sunglasses are having their moment.
    — Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • These durable impact shields limit the minimum bending radius to prevent over-flexing while shielding the chain body from severe external abrasion.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of shield
Noun
  • On screen, black smoke billowed from one of the Twin Towers at the World Trade Center in New York City.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The ball is clearly still in the air when the clock goes to zero on our screens.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of screen
Noun
  • The second installation attempt for the large blind was successful.
    — Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • If that metering proves accurate enough in real-world use, the C100 could be both a fun blind-shooting gadget and a handy companion for film photographers.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of blind
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