1. red herring | |
Any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue
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2. red herring [ Synonyms: smoked herring] | |
A dried and smoked herring having a reddish color
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3. red herring [ Synonyms: preliminary prospectus] | |
A first draft of a prospectus; must be clearly marked to indicate that parts may be changed in the final prospectus
"because some portions of the cover page are printed in red ink a preliminary prospectus is sometimes called a red herring";
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