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- noun Plural form of
ruse .
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Examples
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One of their favorite ruses is to pound on the doors of unsuspecting hotel guests and sprint away as if on a fast break.
Super human: Howard, Magic's man of steel, has joy for life 2009
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But while Americans have excellent artillery and the Germans can roll out strong tanks, the ruses are a constant on all sides.
Total Gaming Network 2009
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But while Americans have excellent artillery and the Germans can roll out strong tanks, the ruses are a constant on all sides.
Total Gaming Network 2009
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To that end, Ubisoft has implemented "ruses," which can be used much like Command &
Total Gaming Network 2009
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I resorted to craftily concocting various ruses, like spreading leftovers around my plate to make it look sparser, gathering food in a corner of the plate to rest invisibly under my hand, and shifting food onto my father's plate when he wasn't looking.
Deepa S. Iyer: The Sacred Act Of Eating: A Hindu Foodie's Daily Ritual Deepa S. Iyer 2011
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Budget deficits are convenient ruses for destroying American democracy and replacing it with conservative rule in all areas of life.
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I resorted to craftily concocting various ruses, like spreading leftovers around my plate to make it look sparser, gathering food in a corner of the plate to rest invisibly under my hand, and shifting food onto my father's plate when he wasn't looking.
Deepa S. Iyer: The Sacred Act Of Eating: A Hindu Foodie's Daily Ritual Deepa S. Iyer 2011
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ScanSafe reports that sexy-celeb-photos. com is also serving up similar ruses.
That's not hot: Hacked celeb sites pose security threat 2009
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I resorted to craftily concocting various ruses, like spreading leftovers around my plate to make it look sparser, gathering food in a corner of the plate to rest invisibly under my hand, and shifting food onto my father's plate when he wasn't looking.
Deepa S. Iyer: The Sacred Act Of Eating: A Hindu Foodie's Daily Ritual Deepa S. Iyer 2011
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I resorted to craftily concocting various ruses, like spreading leftovers around my plate to make it look sparser, gathering food in a corner of the plate to rest invisibly under my hand, and shifting food onto my father's plate when he wasn't looking.
Deepa S. Iyer: The Sacred Act Of Eating: A Hindu Foodie's Daily Ritual Deepa S. Iyer 2011
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