gimmick
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The trust-fund gimmick in contrast creates an unavoidable deadline for reform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
First erected in the early 1960s as an advertising gimmick, these giants are rising again thanks to preservationists, kitsch aficionados and savvy entrepreneurs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
"If this is a gimmick, it's been a gimmick that's been lasting for over 2,000 years at this point," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Read more: New ‘Ex-Elon’ ETFs let you avoid SpaceX and Tesla — but are they just a gimmick?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
If he put them on in the garage, they must be part of his sales gimmick.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Were they generating enough revenue to justify the expense or were they just fun gimmicks for customers to play around with?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
It is not simply cumbia, reggaeton, alt-pop, or urbano; it carries a shoegazing moodiness, an emotional fog that makes the genre switches feel less like gimmicks and more like memories changing shape.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
These unsavory gimmicks do nothing but provide more encouragement to reduce art into something fun to post about online.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2026
“No gimmicks — just smart repositioning of assets that creates a lot of flexibility going forward,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025
“I’m gonna fix you up with a new route and give you another chance. I got some merchandising gimmicks maybe help you out.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Vocabulary lists containing gimmick
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney
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