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as in to promote
to provide publicity for
the movie studios widely publicized their summer blockbusters
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as in to announce
to make known openly or publicly
the city hasn't done a good job of publicizing the new regulations for its recycling operation
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Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Sina Port, a brand strategist and diversity consultant, said businesses that aren’t publicizing their DEI policies can still communicate their support for inclusion to consumers — without being overly performative or making empty commitments.
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Russell Leung, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
The two sides agreed to the order following a hearing Thursday as part of two cases filed by anonymous FBI agents and the FBI Agents Association earlier this week that sought to preemptively stop the Justice Department from publicizing the list of agents.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2025
By launching a website and publicizing evidence, Baldoni’s team might be seen as trying to win in the press rather than in court, which could hurt his credibility with the judge and jury.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 6 Feb. 2025
Epstein was known for his sense of humor, and since his name was publicized, a video of him delivering jokes and one-liners during in-flight announcements on a regional flight to Charlotte has gone viral on TikTok, with more than a million views.
—Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2025
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Russell Leung, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
The two sides agreed to the order following a hearing Thursday as part of two cases filed by anonymous FBI agents and the FBI Agents Association earlier this week that sought to preemptively stop the Justice Department from publicizing the list of agents.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2025
By launching a website and publicizing evidence, Baldoni’s team might be seen as trying to win in the press rather than in court, which could hurt his credibility with the judge and jury.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 6 Feb. 2025
Epstein was known for his sense of humor, and since his name was publicized, a video of him delivering jokes and one-liners during in-flight announcements on a regional flight to Charlotte has gone viral on TikTok, with more than a million views.
—Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2025
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The link between the new game and the new platform helped promote a bold alternative to the retail game sales and distribution systems that had dominated PC gaming for decades.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
1 Mar. 2025
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Politicians historically have used their State of the Union plus-ones to promote or protest federal policies.—
Jessica Boehm,
Axios,
1 Mar. 2025
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Sheriffs also announced Friday that both Hackman and Arakawa's bodies tested negative for carbon monoxide, ruling out poisoning from the gas.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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The Heat announced that X-rays on Jaquez’s injured ankle returned negative.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2025
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The Oscars is not just a TV event for the company working to sell the commercials that support it.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
28 Feb. 2025
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For this run, Ballerini is donating $1 from every ticket sold to her Feel Your Way Through Foundation, which works to minimize the stigma around mental health conversations.—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
28 Feb. 2025
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In 2024, the ADL published a report detailing an increase in jihadist terrorist incidents nationwide, including several plots to cause mass casualties.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Bowden’s rankings published Oct. 24, prior to contract option decisions.—
Tim Britton,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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In January, Hamden passed an ordinance declaring housing as a human right.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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The cosmic coincidence had the Warriors’ official social media accounts declaring Feb. 27 as Stephen Curry Day.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Since the end of the cold war, the U.S. has proclaimed its missile defenses were not meant to block an incoming attack from China or Russia, just loose North Korean ones.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
19 Feb. 2025
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Both actively and publicly proclaimed their imperialist or ethnocentric views.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2025
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According to Variety, the website had been advertising its typical selection of merchandise and athleisure wear on Sunday, but all of those items were removed and replaced with the swastika shirt shortly after the ad aired.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Research suggests that about 50% of products advertised to Black women contain these types of chemicals, compared with about 7% that are advertised to White women, according to the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Publicize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/publicize. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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