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

Perhaps the only gimmick is the 'rope-a-dope' mind games.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 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

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

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides