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[ad-vurt] / ædˈvɜrt /


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This was around the time that Amazon's Ring, a doorbell camera firm, cancelled a partnership with Flock after an outcry over a Super Bowl advert which sparked concern about unwanted surveillance.

From BBC Aug. 13, 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

Employers that do not publish a job advert for a role would have to give candidates the information in writing prior to a job interview.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

It was only when a fast food company later wanted Batty to feature in an advert campaign making light of his penalty miss that he showed his feelings.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

I did not know whether I could bear to speak to one who would advert to her.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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

It all added to Keegan's status as a global superstar, one of the most marketable sportsmen around, not just seen on the pitch but in adverts and advertising hoardings worldwide.

From BBC Jul. 20, 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

We'd miss the adverts and Coming Soons, but a lady with a torch'd show us our seats for the film.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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

The contents I confess did a little surprise me; but I kept them to myself, and unless you had questioned me on the subject I would never have adverted to it.

From Charlotte Bront? A Monograph by T. Wemyss Reid

A point in this connexion, which involves some hardship to debenture-holders, may here be adverted to.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various

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

I placed an unbounded confidence in some of the characters who were members of it, from the services they had rendered their country, without adverting to the ambitious and interested views of others.

From Essays on the Constitution of the United States by Paul Leicester Ford




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