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[ad-ver-tahyz, ad-ver-tahyz] / ˈæd vərˌtaɪz, ˌæd vərˈtaɪz /


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Another possible explanation involves aposematism, a defensive strategy in which animals display conspicuous colors to advertise that they are poisonous or otherwise dangerous.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

Tau doesn’t specifically advertise folding clothes as a capability on its website right now.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The consumption of dog and cat meat is legal in the country, where many restaurants openly advertise it on their menu.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

“If you use AI to advertise your restaurant, market, or anything else,” one person wrote, “I will know that you don’t care about food or the planet and I will never ever patronize your business.”

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Whereas Sirius had sought to advertise his difference from the rest of the family, Regulus had striven to emphasize the opposite.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

Next to it, a poster advertises the open-air mass that US-born Leo will celebrate next Monday in Buenos Aires, on the second-leg of his South American tour.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Yet the website shows new passenger-car models and advertises open jobs in research and development.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Both also directly target state residents: Gatalog advertises a “California Compliant Glock 19-based Carbine kit,” while Polymakers’ website features Proposition 65 warnings and state-specific privacy opt-out features.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

She was checking people in on the pier for a separate boat tour to Sazan on a replica galleon that advertises the opportunity to “be a pirate for a day.”

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

Like when a store advertises their biggest sale ever, and they mean their best.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg

“An annuity advertised as having no fees can still pay a commission to the adviser who sells it,” said James Mayo, a certified financial planner and principal of IronFjord Wealth Management.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

Tempted by cheap jewellery advertised as 925 or sterling silver?

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

The state has a long history of being promised jobs and economic development that turned out not to be as robust as advertised, she added.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

The price for what Villa Vie had advertised as “permanent residency” subsequently increased.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

By including the Madison draft of 1792, he advertised his reluctance to serve even his second term, thereby enhancing the credibility of his voluntary rejection of a third.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Dallaire, 56 years old, spent most of his career building the advertising business at Amazon and was doing the same at Instacart when Walmart recruited him five years ago as a rare outside senior hire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

But to borrow from the famous advertising line, today’s S&P 500 is not your father’s S&P 500.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

It backed an advertising campaign to encourage people to invest, funded by some of the UK's biggest financial services firms.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

While physical retail operates on razor-thin operating margins, often 2% to 3% for grocery items, digital advertising can boast profit margins of 70% to 90%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

I realized we kept piling up these presents because it was as good as free advertising for the firms involved, but I couldn't be cynical.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath


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