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gotcha

[goch-uh] / ˈgɒtʃ ə /


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Jackson rightly describes this “Catch-Me-If-You-Can approach” to legal strategy as what it is: a cynical gotcha game designed to dodge legal accountability for as long as possible.

From Slate Aug. 25, 2026

Their final complaint was a hair-splitting gotcha: I wrote that “lawmakers can count on a few fingers the times former Sen. Vance has set foot in the Capitol.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Owens, to her credit, did not interrupt him with gotcha questions or cheap shots.

From Salon May 23, 2026

It was not a gotcha sort of documentary.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 14, 2026

‘I gotcha; you might as well admit it.’

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman




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