gimmick

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That project would have served as a serviceable foundation for a career that expanded into more meaningful social critique, but Mr. Arsham has continued to rely on the same gimmick for over a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 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

The firms that treat prompting AI as something to become fluent in — not a gimmick or tertiary function — will win.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 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

The idea at the research lab in Workingham was something of a gimmick, a “media event” designed to show some of the emerging research.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel