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Some said they would post in exchange for free food and drink, without an extra payment on top - and five of those said they would post without labelling the content as an advert.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
In a plea deal, the original charge was reduced to disorderly conduct and possessing criminal tools - thought to refer to the phone used to reply to the advert.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
"He is a great advert for British boxing, world boxing and for sport."
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Under the slogan "We are unbearable," it launched an advert showing fans from different teams sitting in a therapy circle complaining about Argentines' unbridled passion for football.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
It had fallen open at this glossy double page advert, and though the paper had gone soggy and there was mud at one corner, you could see it well enough.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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Complaints regarding television and live streaming service adverts for the film were not upheld by the regulator, as Clearcast - which pre-approves TV and streaming ads - had applied a post-19:30 scheduling restriction.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Danish pharmaceuticals heavyweight Novo Nordisk said Tuesday it is suing its arch US rival, Eli Lilly, over "false and materially misleading" adverts for their competing weight-loss and anti-diabetes treatments.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
The hydration breaks take place 22 minutes into each half and have been used to show adverts on some US networks.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
For Hannah, in California, changing her surname took around three months and cost her hundreds of dollars, including a $400 filing fee and $130 to put adverts in a local newspaper.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
And adverts are pictures or television programs to make you buy things like cars or Snickers or use an Internet Service Provider.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
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On his person he bore the marks of these perils of the laboratory; but they were little heeded by him, and, when adverted to, always afforded him the occasion of some good-humoured pleasantry.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 17, 2015
I'm not certain how disaster can be adverted when an inferior service will cost more money.
From Economist ● Dec. 14, 2013
It was strange she never once adverted either to her mother’s illness, or her brother’s death, or the present gloomy state of the family prospects.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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To turn the mind or attention; to refer; to take heed or notice; - with to; as, he adverted to what was said.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
In February, a pretended mysterious political plot was publicly adverted to, by the name of "The Cato-street Conspiracy."
From Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte by Lady Anne Hamilton
The decline in ratings has put pressure on adverting dollars as well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
Andrew Opie, director of food and sustainability at the consortium, welcomed the delay on adverting rules as "one less distraction" for companies looking to focus on keeping prices down.
From BBC ● May 14, 2022
The human element in this example could have played multiple factors in adverting the breach or at the very least discovered it a lot sooner.
From Forbes ● Jan. 5, 2015
Much of this tracking is for adverting purposes: to collect data on you to show you more relevant ads.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2013
Without adverting to the motives, madam, you have so kindly attributed to me, I beg to say 'yes' to all your questions.
From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) by Charles James Lever
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