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bait and switch

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  1. bait and switchnoun

    a deceptive way of selling that involves advertising a product at a very low price in order to attract customers who are then persuaded to switch to a more expensive product

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  1. Nathan Jensen:

    I am not sure how this will play out in the public after having this beauty contest across 200 plus locations and promising so much investment and jobs, this could feel like a bait and switch for some cities.

  2. Mitch McConnell:

    I think it can best be described as the 'Biden bait and switch,' president Biden ran as a moderate, but I'm hard-pressed to think of anything at all that he's done — so far — that would indicate some degree of moderation.

  3. Beth Lowell:

    You up your chances of getting what you order if you buy as close to the whole fish as possible, the more processing, the more opportunity for a bait and switch.

  4. Michael Carvin:

    IRS pulled a bait and switch.

  5. Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks:

    It’s not real, this was Donald Trump first time visiting a black church. What you see here is a bait and switch.


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