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giveaway

[giv-uh-wey] / ˈgɪv əˌweɪ /
















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The dead giveaway that it’s a fake: the Google Play app store, for Android phones.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

And a giveaway for coveted World Cup tickets—designed to reward early adopters—was bungled, users say.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

The giveaway outside the small town of Reedley ran from Monday to Friday.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

Another giveaway water voles are present are small food stashes and nibbled plants.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

Not the scuffed ones at the community center giveaway but brand-new, never-worn Timbs.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

Of course, there’s the DJs and giveaways, plus prizes for the first visitors in line.

From Slate Aug. 24, 2026

To get by, parents are searching their local back-to-school fairs for supplies, or seeking out backpack giveaways and school supply distributions.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

The structure and vocabulary — and sometimes the em-dashes — are giveaways.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

After $125,000 in giveaways and the other costs of running the stream, Bergstrom says the marathon cleared roughly $155,000 in profit, less than in a quieter week.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

The off-brown suit and bolo tie are dead giveaways.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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