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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stalking horses
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Later, telecom companies were required to let competitors interconnect rather than wall off their networks.—
Asad Ramzanali,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025 -
Though Stellantis ended its losing skid, the company turned in poorer sales numbers than its Detroit Three competitors, GM and Ford, which both reported gains.—
Liam Rappleye,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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Uber, Bolt, and other entrants in the space will also have to be cautious on their pricing strategies to avoid regulatory action as was witnessed in their previous tussles over taxi-hailing services with government agencies such as Kenya’s National Transport and Safety Authority.—
Martin K.N Siele,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Premier League, meanwhile, has six entrants in this season’s edition, and several of those will fancy their chances of lifting the trophy in Budapest on May 30, 2026.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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As always, Variety spoke with creator and Kinetic Content founder and CEO Chris Coelen about the first six episodes, including that split, the multiple contestants who ghosted, and the serious conversations that happened in the pods.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
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Age is experience at Miss Universe In 2023 the Miss Universe pageant changed its rules to broaden the range of contestants, allowing new queens to be mothers and removing strict age limits.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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And the Lynx was the winningest team in the league during the regular season, and the favorites to win the championship, until Collier was knocked out of the playoffs.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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There are many resorts to choose from in Baa Atoll, but one of my favorites is Finolhu, which opened in 2016 with 125 villas.—
Taylor McIntyre,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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Shudder offers an expansive movie library of exclusive and popular horror entries, too, like Evil Dead and 28 Weeks Later.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
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The juried competition showcases the best of professional, animated, and student films selected from more than 2,100 entries annually.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
3 Oct. 2025
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Those were all topics discussed at a forum for Republican candidates running to represent Kentucky's 6th Congressional District.—
Hannah Pinski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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In one of the videos, candidates are seen on the catwalk when the earthquake hits.—
Rajeev Tyagi,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Chiefs have retained CAA ICON to evaluate those applicants.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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Some employers like Google, Microsoft, and EY have all offered high-level jobs to applicants without degrees, focusing on work experience and special credentialing.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Stalking horses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stalking%20horses. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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