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Think of it as dirty tricks on steroids.
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Miles Taylor, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Ted presents the judge with a different affidavit, this time the one the greasy journalist provided them, and informs the court of the DA’s dirty tricks to strong-arm those papers.
—Ayan Artan, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025
The voting period for the Academy Awards will end on Feb. 18, and Gascón implied that the timing of the revelations was no accident, alluding to a dirty tricks campaign against her.
—Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2025
As with any election, however, there are dirty tricks afoot.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
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Miles Taylor, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Ted presents the judge with a different affidavit, this time the one the greasy journalist provided them, and informs the court of the DA’s dirty tricks to strong-arm those papers.
—Ayan Artan, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025
The voting period for the Academy Awards will end on Feb. 18, and Gascón implied that the timing of the revelations was no accident, alluding to a dirty tricks campaign against her.
—Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2025
As with any election, however, there are dirty tricks afoot.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for dirty tricks
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“Dirty tricks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dirty%20tricks. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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