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Notable Brands Are Sitting Out Super Bowl 2021 and Giving Money to Good Causes Instead

Many longstanding Super Bowl advertisers aren’t making their usual appearances in this year’s Big Game—but not just because of the risk of missing the mark tone-wise.

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