gimmick
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Rios first claimed that Peltola knew about the gimmick before trying to retract her comments.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
These events typically cost around £15 to £30 and often include a drink and activity or icebreaking gimmick, in this case an app that is used throughout the night.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Sometimes they took their name with them; other times they molded themselves to whatever gimmick their new promoter needed on the roster.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
The back-to-back best director Oscar winner of “Birdman” and “The Revenant” has always loved a showy gimmick, but here he puts his influences on bold display.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
If he put them on in the garage, they must be part of his sales gimmick.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
But Tristan Bennett, of Bennetts Farms in Worcester, said it seemed like "a lot of tinkering and gimmicks" and that he was "disappointed there was not anything substantial".
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Unfortunately, many legitimate-looking companies also use shell-company gimmicks to lower their tax bills.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
In other words, for now Caniacs are safe in their chicken-finger fiefdom, free from gimmicks in their food—save those for the DJ booth.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
What doesn’t work are gimmicks like slapping protein into old brands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The story was so logically laid out, without the gimmicks of Penguin Island.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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