gotcha
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“There’s no gotcha, there’s no backroom deal,” the mayor said before the contract was shelved.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Their final complaint was a hair-splitting gotcha: I wrote that “lawmakers can count on a few fingers the times former Sen. Vance has set foot in the Capitol.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
In other words, it was a deliberate gotcha.
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2026
Talarico’s gotcha moments often feel like they could have been scripted by Aaron Sorkin, usually making him look intelligent in contrast to a foolish opponent.
From Slate ● Dec. 10, 2025
‘I gotcha; you might as well admit it.’
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
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