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[ad-vurt] / ædˈvɜrt /


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Under the slogan "We are unbearable," it launched an advert showing fans from different teams sitting in a therapy circle complaining about Argentines' unbridled passion for football.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

It was only when a fast food company later wanted Batty to feature in an advert campaign making light of his penalty miss that he showed his feelings.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

BBC London has seen an advert on Airbnb which appears to be for a social home - although we cannot independently verify it's the same property.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

But 24 hours later, Instagram replied saying it hadn't removed the advert because "our review team found that the advertiser's ad does not go against our community standards".

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

I could see it written really large, like it was on a big advert on the side of a bus.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon

Fifa has claimed the World Cup is "under-monetised", but hydration break adverts, dynamic ticket pricing and record broadcast and sponsorship rights have put the 2026 edition on track to generate record revenues.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

Around 20 complainants had argued that those adverts glamorised violence and knife crime, but the watchdog ruled the imagery was highly stylised and clearly reflected the fictional nature of the film.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Danish pharmaceuticals heavyweight Novo Nordisk said Tuesday it is suing its arch US rival, Eli Lilly, over "false and materially misleading" adverts for their competing weight-loss and anti-diabetes treatments.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

The UK's first billionaire sportsman has been in so many adverts from Home Depot to Bank of America, you could be forgiven for forgetting what brand he is actually representing.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

And adverts are pictures or television programs to make you buy things like cars or Snickers or use an Internet Service Provider.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon

On his person he bore the marks of these perils of the laboratory; but they were little heeded by him, and, when adverted to, always afforded him the occasion of some good-humoured pleasantry.

From Washington Times Oct. 17, 2015

I'm not certain how disaster can be adverted when an inferior service will cost more money.

From Economist Dec. 14, 2013

It was strange she never once adverted either to her mother’s illness, or her brother’s death, or the present gloomy state of the family prospects.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

I have already adverted to this novel mode of creating species at pl.

From Zoological Illustrations, Volume III or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by Swainson, William

In these latter are found reports of the bishops, who, either officially or by delegation, visited some monasteries and adverted to the law of enclosure as an important point of monastic discipline.

From Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth Its Ruins and Associations, a Guide and Popular History by Anonymous

The decline in ratings has put pressure on adverting dollars as well.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 8, 2026

Andrew Opie, director of food and sustainability at the consortium, welcomed the delay on adverting rules as "one less distraction" for companies looking to focus on keeping prices down.

From BBC May 14, 2022

The human element in this example could have played multiple factors in adverting the breach or at the very least discovered it a lot sooner.

From Forbes Jan. 5, 2015

Much of this tracking is for adverting purposes: to collect data on you to show you more relevant ads.

From Slate Sep. 26, 2013

We close this article by briefly adverting to the chastisement he gave an editor, for strongly criticising his performance of Richard III.

From The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. by Various




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