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want ad

NOUN
classified advertisement
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If you want ad dollars, you have to put on a show.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

The metal legends formed in 1981 after Mars placed a want ad in the Recycler that Sixx and Lee answered.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2023

It was a want ad in the newspaper that started Storen’s pro path.

From Washington Times ● May 7, 2020

According to the want ad, the Jesuit high school is looking for someone to take on the role of “identifying, engaging and cultivating alumni.”

From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2018

Dear Sir: I am a constant reader of the "Chicago Defender" and in your last issue I saw a want ad that appealed to me.

From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919 by Various




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