gimmick
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The back-to-back best director Oscar winner of “Birdman” and “The Revenant” has always loved a showy gimmick, but here he puts his influences on bold display.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
The major gimmick is to trot out surprise Marvel characters for applause moments, like guest stars blowing air kisses to the crowd on a variety show.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
There is no gimmick to “get,” other than the film’s loving lampoon of the TV movie.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Every business needed a gimmick, I suppose, and hers clearly worked if she could afford a pad like this.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
Unfortunately, many legitimate-looking companies also use shell-company gimmicks to lower their tax bills.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
In other words, for now Caniacs are safe in their chicken-finger fiefdom, free from gimmicks in their food—save those for the DJ booth.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
What doesn’t work are gimmicks like slapping protein into old brands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
“They’re gimmicks, and the Supreme Court is not usually impressed by gimmicks.”
From Salon ● May 28, 2026
The story was so logically laid out, without the gimmicks of Penguin Island.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney
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