tactic
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The sales tactic made collecting feel "nostalgic", evoking the feeling of opening gifts as a child, says marketing professional Katelynn Carlson, who discovered Labubus through social media and now owns 36 of them.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
One of the UFW’s founders, Cesar Chavez, started fasting—a protest tactic gleaned from Gandhi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
The 1984 Games in L.A. pioneered the marketing tactic with “Play a Part in History.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
A growing body of research, some of it conducted by Freyd and Sarah Harsey, another co-author of this column, has provided important insights into this tactic.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026
This is called a delaying tactic, and is sometimes more strategic than denial all by itself.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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Former speaker John Boehner once branded him a "legislative terrorist" for his uncompromising tactics.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
“We can’t rule out any tactics against other companies, but Nvidia’s market dominance gives it the biggest bullseye,” Colello said.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
While immigration enforcement is unlikely to change, the administration signaled an openness to modifying some tactics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
The managers of both teams were on the touchline but even they were struggling as tactics went out of the window.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
Bobby would only sit with his back against the wall, preferably in a corner and away from the windows—all tactics to escape notice by other diners or passersby.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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