gotcha
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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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