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plugola

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as in advertising

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Companies have plenty of incentives to make that advertising palatable to consumers, but Ireland believes ads will play a role one way or another.

— Allison Johnson, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
Wilson, who also co-founded a small business called Artefact that sells shoes and baseball caps, knows firsthand that starting a business can be expensive as advertising and real estate costs pile up.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of advertising

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Expect Raman, whom City Hall opponents have long trashed as conflict-averse, to focus on a message of possibility and positivity while holding her ground and striking back — and hard — when necessary.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Adam Rubin, one of the co-owners, told USA Today that the store’s phone and emails have been flooded with threatening messages.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of message

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Last month, the BBC launched a competitive tender inviting pitches from producers to reboot the series.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
The program offers discussions of financing and distribution, opportunities to present unfinished work and pitch projects, and meetings with industry representatives.

— Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of pitch

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The game, a matchup of championship contenders and the last two NFL MVPs, lived up to its billing as a seismic showdown — and perhaps provided a preview of Super Bowl 61.

— Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
For health care CFOs, the challenge is distinguishing between an AI tool that speeds up billing and one that helps patients get the right care in the right setting—potentially changing the economics of care itself.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of billing

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So strong was the Chicks’ commercial pull that their 2002 album Home—a trend-averse acoustic bluegrass album essentially recorded in secret—became a gargantuan hit, with two of its songs reaching the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100.

— Shaad D’Souza, Pitchfork, 11 Oct. 2026
Social media speculation has already started that JuJu has one foot out the door, even though he was also photographed Monday shooting a Taco Bell commercial in Boulder with Buffs running back DeKalon Taylor in his CU uniform.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of commercial

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French, a Republican candidate for Texas railroad commissioner with a history of extreme posting, had shared a photo on X of University of Texas at Austin students celebrating the football team’s comeback win against Ohio State.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
The salary range for the position is $250,000 to $275,000, according to the posting.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of posting

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Jolly’s remarks came shortly after his campaign began airing a new ad that political experts and some within his party argue is leaning into racial stereotypes about Black men.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
Co-existence with extraterrestrials has seen humans revert to old habits of prejudice and apartheid; crime and corruption are rampant as ever; pop-up ads now irksomely manifest as holograms in your personal space.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

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