attack ad
Britishnoun
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Every two years the commentariat wrings its hands about a nasty attack ad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Cameron responded that the Democratic attack ad was “completely absurd.”
From Washington Times ● May 19, 2023
Bruce Davis, the Academy executive director at the time, called it an "attack ad", and the film studio's bosses subsequently issued apologies, saying they had made "a very bad and ill-advised mistake".
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2023
A lawyer for Bass said the attack ad from the police officers’ union contains “false, misleading and defamatory” information about the candidate’s voting record.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2022
He lost three limbs to a hand grenade in Vietnam and later became a groundbreaking Veterans Administration chief and U.S. senator from Georgia until an attack ad questioning his patriotism derailed his reelection.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2021
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