as in volte-faces
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a selling method in which a customer is attracted by the advertisement of a low-priced product but then is encouraged to buy a more expensive one
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Noun
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All summer, The Row’s flip-flops were a flashpoint — embraced by celebrities, critiqued for their cost and debated for their reinvention of a global staple.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
2 Oct. 2025 -
One battle after another Craig Breslow stood in the middle of the clubhouse, his red shirt soaked and his flip-flops sticky with champagne.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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The task Niccol was handed, alongside a compensation package worth $96 million last year, was one of corporate America’s trickiest turnarounds.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Successful turnarounds hinge on aligned leadership anchored by execution-minded CEOs.—
Daniel Schmeltz,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As Alexandra Plakias has noted, philosophical about-faces should not scandalize us; they should be honored.—
Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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James Cameron’s sublime Alien sequel is all about reversals.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Democrats have seized on the reversals as evidence that the cuts were hasty and wasteful.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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But the new wave of disavowals represents the latest sign that the conflict, which has killed thousands of Palestinians, has become polarizing within the mainstream of the party.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Bait and switches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bait%20and%20switches. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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