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Duplicitous collectors have created a thriving ecosystem of stockpiling, hiding, and decoying that makes it well-nigh impossible to find a scooter in need of charging.

From Slate • May 22, 2018

Instead, he concentrates on controlling the boards, decoying enemy defenders, setting up teammates for open shots.

From Time Magazine Archive

Conclusion: A buck�s urge to breed doesn�t end after the primary rut, which means the same techniques that worked then�including calling, rattling, decoying, and using scents�can work well into the late season.

From Time Magazine Archive

This is especially true when you're rattling, calling, or decoying big game.

From Time Magazine Archive

Her gentle efforts to guide the hand of destiny, by decoying her master with fertile tricks or by reticent considerations these had not bean strong enough to be recognized in the despotism of fife.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White