flackery
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of flackery
Example Sentences
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The upshot of Roosevelt’s constant flackery, as one reporter of the era put it, was “more scoops of White House origin during the Roosevelt period than before or since.”
From New York Times
Ms. Sanders can be as disciplined as anyone in adhering to the tranquilizing platitudes of campaign flackery.
From New York Times
This flackery led to Grenell’s appointment as ambassador to Germany — a post he finally took up in 2018 after a Senate confirmation battle.
From Washington Post
This is too often an undisguised exercise in PR flackery.
From New York Times
Unimpressed with the State of the Union address, Republicans dismissed Mr. Obama’s postspeech tour as an exercise in political flackery.
From New York Times
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