dirty tricks

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Definition of dirty tricksnext
as in dirty pool

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Recent Examples of dirty tricks Allowing the dirty tricks to continue, at huge cost to taxpayers, for another three years is unacceptable. — Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026 The film meticulously recreated their steps in linking the Watergate break-in and Republican ‘dirty tricks’ campaign to the highest echelons of power in America. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 May 2026 Texas politics, no stranger to dirty tricks, now heads into a hypercharged 2026 election season with few rules governing artificial intelligence, as cheap, realistic tools have made campaign fakery easier to create and harder to detect. — Philip Jankowski, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026 Nevertheless, following the Watergate scandal – which included bags of cash and campaign dirty tricks – Congress enacted the more comprehensive 1974 FECA Amendments to more effectively restrain big money in American politics. — John J. Martin, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2026 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 7 Jul. 2026.

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