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 • Aug. 25, 2020
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 • Feb. 20, 2020
There were also slogans minted by a Manhattan advertising agency and mimeographed press releases that smacked of big-city flackery.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some of its activity is mere flackery; many of the federal departments have been asked to supply news of accomplishments in order to offset Watergate.
From Time Magazine Archive
Reported by Jay Branegan/Chicago The Post spurns p. r. "wolves" Reporters often rely on publicists to alert them to stories, but customarily dismiss the public relations trade as "flackery."
From Time Magazine Archive
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