{"id":20970,"date":"2026-04-24T10:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T17:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=20970"},"modified":"2026-04-22T09:53:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:53:31","slug":"words-seldom-seen-ruse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=20970","title":{"rendered":"Words Seldom Seen: Ruse"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"433\" data-attachment-id=\"20959\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?attachment_id=20959\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3643-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1583&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1583\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 11 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1648234448&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0081967213114754&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3643\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3643-scaled.jpeg?fit=700%2C433&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3643.jpeg?resize=700%2C433&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20959\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.6177131318000364;width:493px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3643-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C633&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3643-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C185&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3643-scaled.jpeg?resize=150%2C93&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3643-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C475&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3643-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C950&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3643-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1266&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3643-scaled.jpeg?resize=281%2C175&amp;ssl=1 281w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3643-scaled.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3643-scaled.jpeg?w=2100&amp;ssl=1 2100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ruse<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Noun: a clever trick, stratagem, or action intended to deceive, mislead, or elude someone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Example: &#8220;She used a fake phone call as a ruse to escape the interminable meeting.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/ruse\">Pronunciation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A sunset photo from the roof of our building. 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