gimmick
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Read more: New ‘Ex-Elon’ ETFs let you avoid SpaceX and Tesla — but are they just a gimmick?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
Some critics have called Your Fault: London clichéd, unnecessary and "fanfiction-like" - Variety said the first film in the trilogy was "a trashy gimmick", external and a "tasteless" adaptation of "tawdry teen literature".
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
If people are saying, “Oh, it’s just a gimmick, you shouldn’t do it,” I’d say that’s an absurd argument at its core.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
Most states employ a variation of this Medicaid financing gimmick, otherwise known as provider taxes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
A gimmick or, in today’s parlance, a “branding.”
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
He has it bookmarked, and refers to it during his own process as a reminder not to get carried away with fancy gimmicks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
These unsavory gimmicks do nothing but provide more encouragement to reduce art into something fun to post about online.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2026
“No gimmicks — just smart repositioning of assets that creates a lot of flexibility going forward,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025
The actors became internet darlings, taking part in publicity gimmicks usually reserved for movie rollouts, like Vanity Fair’s lie-detector test.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
Reilly must have smuggled the pirate gimmicks out of the garage the afternoon before.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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