stalking horses

plural of stalking horse

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Noun
  • Despite the advances in AI, Duan concedes that early domestic CAE software lagged behind foreign competitors in several areas.
    Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Kahn is optimistic that Coach’s focus on a smaller number of affordable, yet consistent products puts it in a better place to manage cost and price increases than its competitors.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Among the allegations, the USTR determined that China uses state subsidies to lessen competition and create dependencies on the country for non-market entrants.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Many of the current top 10 will scale up further, while entirely new entrants will leapfrog into top positions.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Some even licked the candy to soften it -- a trick used by contestants in the show.
    Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • With a hundred or so onlookers seated in chairs positioned in a semicircle in the library lobby, the contestants took turns busting rhymes.
    Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The family-friendly concert features patriotic music honoring veterans, as well as contemporary and classical selections, movie and theater musical favorites.
    Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The Kansas City Chiefs are double-digit favorites, and most national experts expect Sunday’s game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium to play out with a lopsided result.
    Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • One of the newest entries in this field comes from Moog, which has introduced its Lightweight Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform (LW RIwP).
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2025
  • So many documentaries come off as little more than Wikipedia entries with benefits.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • District 3, two at-large seats and the mayor’s office have Republican candidates in the running, but no race is as closely contested as District 6.
    Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
  • In our Voter Guide, the candidates talked about working with students, teachers and parents.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Then applicants are required to go through an orientation period, including homebuyer education and a financial readiness assessment, and apply through an official link.
    Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The New York City Marathon also attracted a record 200,000 lottery applicants back in March for its race next month, up 22% from a year ago.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Stalking horses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stalking%20horses. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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