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Trojan horse

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Definition of Trojan horse

as in Potemkin village

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The Swedish government has come up with some drastically different economic figures on Russia that make the Kremlin’s official data seem like a Potemkin village.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 24 May 2026
But when Microsoft built the Potemkin village that is Copilot and charged for it, well, no thank you.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026

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Under the Assad regime, the parliament functioned as a ceremonial fig leaf that served political elites and passed laws that stripped ordinary Syrians of their basic rights.

— Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2026
Consider the crisp, Gimlet-like Mediterrânico, made with sea fennel and eucalyptus, or the Banana Bonanza, a riff on the Negroni with Madeira, banana, coconut butter, and fig leaf.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026

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Dozens of armored cops were still standing guard, shields raised, after a night when 500 people were taken into custody in the French capital alone.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
Tortoiseshell shield sunglasses and a timeless black tote complete the casual-meets-cool outfit.

— Laura Jackson, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2026

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Two large menu screens behind the counter advertise all sorts of morning goodies.

— Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 16 Oct. 2026
The films, which arrived amid a YA dystopian boom that also saw The Hunger Games and The Maze Runner books making the jump from shelves to screen, originally opened strong at the box office.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

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