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Advertisements lure patrons to restaurants to celebrate Cinco de Mayo and Easter with buckets of beer and a variety of seafood, and encourage the adventurous to brave a Halloween obstacle course at a Pilates studio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Advertisements have been a crucial way for Hims to differentiate itself from big pharmaceutical companies, whose drugs it previously claimed are “priced for profits, not patients.”

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

Advertisements for his services seem to spread by word of mouth.

From BBC • May 1, 2025

Advertisements suggested that my phone shot its information upward, celestially, then bounced it back down to earth.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025

Advertisements offer decorative ser-vices to “wall’s - ceiling’s - door’s ect”.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author