red herring
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And Josh Norris, a financial planner with LeFleur Financial in Jackson, Miss., says the jump in payout rates is a bit of a red herring.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
Ahead of the round table, self-styled "Poundland Poirot" Sharon was living up to her nickname with a red herring theory about a perfume bottle being used to kill someone in plain sight.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
“It’s a red herring that just because Damac is a property owner they have some sort of right to build a data center,” said Baker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
The title “You Can See Everything,” taken from a text Holmes sent to Fielder during production, is an obvious red herring.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
Or do you suppose this is a red herring and that the abandonment of the gold standard is at the root of the matter?'
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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