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buildups

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plural of buildup

as in promotions

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Andy Williams, the pro wrestler known as The Butcher who performed in several promotions including All Elite Wrestling (AEW), died after suffering a medical emergency during a show.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
The Central Carolina fair maintains an active Facebook page and regularly posts updates, including promotions and videos of adorable petting zoo animals.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of promotions

Noun

But this was one of the most dominant individual campaigns in a season where collective effort won the biggest titles.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
In the letter, business groups took issue with third parties administering worker training, arguing that labor groups could use them to prime the workforce for union campaigns.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of campaigns

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Aflac initially gained a bigger profile after introducing its duck mascot in 1999, in ads crafted by Kaplan Thaler Group, an independent agency that was eventually acquired by Publicis Groupe of France.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
People waiting for trains seemed not quite sure how to take the ads.

— Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of ads

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At first, his tracks were posted anonymously on SoundCloud, as a way to separate the art from the dozens of images of him seasonally plastered in Supreme advertisements.

— Jeff Weiss, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
With Ohtani on the marquee, the franchise transformed Dodger Stadium into a money machine covered in Japanese advertisements and mobbed each afternoon by tour groups.

— Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of advertisements

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The announcements follow Rudin’s return to Broadway producing last season with Death of A Salesman, starring Laurie Metcalf and Nathan Lane, which won six Tony Awards, including best revival of a play, as well as Little Bear Ridge Road, last fall.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
However, analysts cast doubt on the company's outlook following Tuesday's announcements.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of announcements

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After suffering through a post-pandemic downturn, the gaming industry is readying an onslaught of fall releases in the hopes of turning the sector back toward growth.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
This was followed by multiple additional releases that included the styling collection.

— Caché McClay, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of releases

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Musk’s public profile and statements have driven major valuation boosts in companies like Tesla and SpaceX, but Gibney argues his claims are often out of sync with facts or evidence.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
Republicans and Democrats alike are getting boosts from being opposed to data centers.

— Patrick McNamara, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of boosts

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Prospective intelligence automates the monitoring of payer bulletins, regulatory guidance and coding updates to identify what is supposed to change.

— Terry Goertz, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Sky will also have to commission a proportion of programmes made outside London, and honour the contract for ITN’s news bulletins for ITV until 2031.

— Will Barker, TheWeek, 6 July 2026

Definition of bulletins

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