gimmick
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Millar said the NHS was in "crisis" with people "dying needlessly" - he denied that his call for a "national health emergency" was a gimmick.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Indeed, even without its central gimmick, “Company Retreat” would still make a decent sitcom; there are funny characters speaking funny lines; there’s some good slapstick.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 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
A gimmick or, in today’s parlance, a “branding.”
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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