gimmick

Rios first claimed that Peltola knew about the gimmick before trying to retract her comments.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

These events typically cost around £15 to £30 and often include a drink and activity or icebreaking gimmick, in this case an app that is used throughout the night.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Sometimes they took their name with them; other times they molded themselves to whatever gimmick their new promoter needed on the roster.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Ms. Singer calls it a gimmick, noting that “many kids were clicking, dragging and dropping—essentially stacking or compiling—prewritten coding blocks, without writing out the computer code itself.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

And it does not matter what the gimmick is.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin

But Tristan Bennett, of Bennetts Farms in Worcester, said it seemed like "a lot of tinkering and gimmicks" and that he was "disappointed there was not anything substantial".

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

If he thinks such gimmicks will work, he’s even more naive than his robot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

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

The story was so logically laid out, without the gimmicks of Penguin Island.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers