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Under the slogan "We are unbearable," it launched an advert showing fans from different teams sitting in a therapy circle complaining about Argentines' unbridled passion for football.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Large employers in Europe of more than 100 workers will have to disclose the initial pay or range for new roles, which must either included in a published job advert or shared before an interview.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Employers that do not publish a job advert for a role would have to give candidates the information in writing prior to a job interview.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The ASA said there were several ways for customers to tell if an advert for a portable air conditioner was likely to be misleading.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
But this was an advert to make you go to Malaysia on a holiday.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
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At 37, Wang Zhuang had almost given up hope of finding a wife, until he saw the glossy matchmaking adverts.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Danish pharmaceuticals heavyweight Novo Nordisk said Tuesday it is suing its arch US rival, Eli Lilly, over "false and materially misleading" adverts for their competing weight-loss and anti-diabetes treatments.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
For Hannah, in California, changing her surname took around three months and cost her hundreds of dollars, including a $400 filing fee and $130 to put adverts in a local newspaper.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Employers will have to publish salary information in job adverts under government plans to rewrite anti-discrimination laws.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
And adverts are pictures or television programs to make you buy things like cars or Snickers or use an Internet Service Provider.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
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On his person he bore the marks of these perils of the laboratory; but they were little heeded by him, and, when adverted to, always afforded him the occasion of some good-humoured pleasantry.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 17, 2015
I'm not certain how disaster can be adverted when an inferior service will cost more money.
From Economist ● Dec. 14, 2013
It was strange she never once adverted either to her mother’s illness, or her brother’s death, or the present gloomy state of the family prospects.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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He then adverted to his past history, and told them how much he had suffered in consequence of their divisions and quarrels.
From A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information by Gray, William Henry
To resume the thread of our narrative—Lucinda being one morning on a visit to her friend Miss Delwin, the latter adverted to the failure of the annual dancing party.
From Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners by Leslie, Eliza
The decline in ratings has put pressure on adverting dollars as well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
Andrew Opie, director of food and sustainability at the consortium, welcomed the delay on adverting rules as "one less distraction" for companies looking to focus on keeping prices down.
From BBC ● May 14, 2022
The human element in this example could have played multiple factors in adverting the breach or at the very least discovered it a lot sooner.
From Forbes ● Jan. 5, 2015
Much of this tracking is for adverting purposes: to collect data on you to show you more relevant ads.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2013
She had been most affected by the attentions of Madame Dumoulin, and felt great delight, in after years, in adverting to the subject.
From Lives of Celebrated Women by Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold)
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