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Recent Examples of smoke screen
Understanding money will give us a sword to pierce through the smoke screen, a vehicle to reach the bottom of the rabbit hole, a lens to appreciate the economic reality of transactions, and a compass to guide choices and decision-making in healthcare and in general.
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Ge Bai, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
Former leaders who backed the theater project reject the charge as a baseless smoke screen for the new regime’s governance problems.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2023
This allows the tank to engage targets with high first-round hit accuracy, day or night, and even engage moving enemy targets through enemy smoke screens.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 6 Sep. 2023
At the rear, the DB5’s twin exhaust pipes have been repurposed as an outlet for the smoke screen.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 20 June 2023
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Ge Bai, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
Former leaders who backed the theater project reject the charge as a baseless smoke screen for the new regime’s governance problems.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2023
This allows the tank to engage targets with high first-round hit accuracy, day or night, and even engage moving enemy targets through enemy smoke screens.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 6 Sep. 2023
At the rear, the DB5’s twin exhaust pipes have been repurposed as an outlet for the smoke screen.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 20 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smoke screen
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Cline noted that the first gunfight in the film, set in front of a saloon, was among the most tricky to get right in terms of color and lighting.Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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Wrapping her arm around Saint, the mother of four — who shares her children with ex-husband Kanye West — stood beside North, as Chicago hugged her big sister, while Psalm stood in front of Jenner.Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Movie gods, hear our prayer: may cinematic murderers never remember to shut their blinds, amen.Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Special dusters are made specifically for blinds, and many fabric curtains and drapes are machine washable.Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
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The videos are being used in investment scams, such as romance swindles, and in other ways.Russ Wiles, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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Some crypto schemes involve crooks offering to help victims recover money lost in prior crypto swindles.Russ Wiles, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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Victims' families filed lawsuits in Connecticut and Texas accusing Jones of defaming them on his show and inflicting emotional distress by repeatedly suggesting that the shooting, in which a gunman killed 20 first-grade children and six adults, was a hoax.Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Underwater archeologists say Le Griffon has long been a target for hoaxes.Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
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Read Article > Elon Musk spent Election Day on X praising men, amplifying anti-immigrant conspiracies, and accusing Democrats of voter fraud.Vox Staff, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
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Leonard Glenn Francis, a former defense contractor convicted for masterminding an unprecedented bribery and fraud scheme targeting the U.S. Navy, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court to 15 years in prison.Elias Lopez, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Newly aware of his subordinate’s duplicity, Masa charges at Yuki from his seat among his look-alikes in the audience.Chris Klimek, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
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The right-wing press, though, which had sung the praises of Reuss’ performance a few days earlier, now saw confirmation of characteristic Jewish duplicity and demanded that the government charge Reuss with fraud.Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Specifically, expect to see a new look at the latest DLC for Alan Wake 2, The Lake House, and an in-depth look at the latest chicanery coming out of Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.Ash Parrish, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2024
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OpenAI did not inflict its current legal headache on itself out of cunning chicanery, but out of a desire to satisfy a number of different early stakeholders, many of them true believers.Kelsey Piper, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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In April of 2024, voucher supporters tried an end run around the petition.Peter Greene, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Thus, the law sought to make an end run around Young by preventing state officials from directly enforcing the law.Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Smoke screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoke%20screen. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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