gimmick

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One comic gimmick involves Appa’s superhuman grip that can subdue even the mightiest of men.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

But serious kudos to Kalshi for this marketing gimmick.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

"It's not just a gimmick, he buys into what the club means and what it means to the wider city," Swansea chief executive Tom Gorringe told BBC Wales.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

"It's not just a gimmick, he buys into what the club means and what it means to the wider city," he told BBC Wales.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

A gimmick or, in today’s parlance, a “branding.”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides