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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a plug for a" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to a promotional mention or endorsement of a product, service, or event.
Example: "In his latest blog post, he included a plug for a new restaurant opening downtown."
Alternatives: "an endorsement for a" or "a promotion for a".
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Oborne believes this amounted to a plug for a major advertiser.
You were rarely more than a minute away from a plug for a bookie.
I would like to make a plug for a campaign success on access to information.
Quite right, too – the interview ended with a plug for a Temperley-designed scarf instead.
Marco Rubio's most recent tweet was about Venezuela; Jeb Bush's was a plug for a speech he gave in Detroit on Wednesday about promoting economic opportunity.
Even the subsequent preview of today's partial eclipse (another item shared with ITV) included a plug for "a BBC Stargazing special" on the subject.
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Readers who understood the idioms and argot he specialized in understood that the identification was a plug for an East Village rock music club he promoted.
Lately, we have been hearing more "God bless you and God bless America," which suggests to some a plug for an Irving Berlin song.
After praising the role taxi drivers play in the city, Mr. Bloomberg segued into a plug for an expanded Javits center, saying how much the city needed it and that such a stadium would increase tourism, and therefore taxi business.
Here's a plug for an investment that will deliver high returns and buckets of fun and comradeship: a Forbes Cruise for Investors.
It started with a woman's voice delivering a plug for Kellogg's Corn Flakes & Rice Krispies.
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