as in advertisements
a published statement informing the public of a matter of general interest
did you see the ads in the paper for cheap round-trip flights to Florida?
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Money has also poured into this acrimonious race as Steel has questioned Tran’s proficiency in Vietnamese — an important point for the district’s influential bloc of Vietnamese voters — and sought to link him to the Chinese Community Party in ads.
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Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Cardenas said their tracking shows that Republicans and their allies spent more than $1 billion on anti-immigrant ads this election cycle.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
In response to backlash, Brownlee said the app would be dialing back its data disclosures and the frequency of ads for the free version.
—Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Baldwin’s Republican challenger, Eric Hovde, and his supporters spent more than $20 million on anti-trans political ads targeting Baldwin, according to data shared with NBC News by AdImpact.
—Sarah Prager, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
Meta is gradually releasing facial recognition technology across Facebook and Instagram to help users locked out of their accounts and to spot scam ads that improperly use a celebrity's image.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
Debi recalled seeing Avery on anti-trans ads in France and Brazil.
—Kate Sosin, Them, 21 Oct. 2024
Until someone invents smell-o-vision, fragrance ads must rely on inventive ways to woo consumers through sight and sound.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 4 Oct. 2024
Harris was also featured in fake ads that popped up in Philadelphia last month.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Cardenas said their tracking shows that Republicans and their allies spent more than $1 billion on anti-immigrant ads this election cycle.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
In response to backlash, Brownlee said the app would be dialing back its data disclosures and the frequency of ads for the free version.
—Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Baldwin’s Republican challenger, Eric Hovde, and his supporters spent more than $20 million on anti-trans political ads targeting Baldwin, according to data shared with NBC News by AdImpact.
—Sarah Prager, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
Meta is gradually releasing facial recognition technology across Facebook and Instagram to help users locked out of their accounts and to spot scam ads that improperly use a celebrity's image.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
Debi recalled seeing Avery on anti-trans ads in France and Brazil.
—Kate Sosin, Them, 21 Oct. 2024
Until someone invents smell-o-vision, fragrance ads must rely on inventive ways to woo consumers through sight and sound.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 4 Oct. 2024
Harris was also featured in fake ads that popped up in Philadelphia last month.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Ads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ads. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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