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exposé

[ik-spohz] / ɪkˈspoʊz /


expose




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Three months before Princess Diana agreed to marry Prince Charles, the Sunday Mirror published the “Royal Train Scandal” exposé.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Before Jon Swaine’s exposé in the Post, it had been well known for years that Gabbard grew up in a cult in Hawaii and has continued to be affiliated with it throughout her life.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

Whereas the European gothic, he concludes, was “an enlightened attack on a debased ruling class or entrenched superstition,” its American version emerged as “a Calvinist exposé of natural human corruption.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

What this exposé casts a light upon is a much less visible element.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

An exposé of Spiritualism appeared in the October 21, 1888, issue of the New York World.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Like other short sellers, the sleuths at Culper say they are out to expose deception, financial irregularities and all the ways companies scam investors—and, of course, make a profit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

The purpose of oversight generally is to expose corrupt behavior so that voters can then respond to it.

From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2026

“Once again,” she added, “we are rushing to put something together, I think maybe in the hopes that no one will peel back the curtain and expose what is going on.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

Publishing salary details upfront could "expose unjustified differences in pay, give workers greater confidence to challenge discrimination and prevent disagreements over pay escalating into disputes".

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Maybe it was too soon, it had just left her mother’s hands, it seemed wrong to expose it to her own eyes without letting it have some time to itself.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi

Sloppy tradecraft exposes its agents to U.S. counterintelligence, leading to scores of arrests in the U.S. and other countries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

The crisis exposes a deeper structural problem in Malawi, Tobias said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Silver faces additional pressure because its use in industrial applications exposes prices to weaker manufacturing activity, Aslam said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The disappearance of reflective ice also exposes darker ocean water, which absorbs more solar energy and can accelerate regional warming.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Christina also persuaded me to purchase a shirt that exposes my shoulders and collarbone, and to line my eyes with black pencil again.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

The majority of Dell’s earnings comes from traditional servers and enterprise infrastructure, making the stock less exposed to any delays in data-center buildouts.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 14, 2026

However, the researchers observed something very different when they exposed graphene to intense pulses of light.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026

Buying cheaply on confidential information comes at the seller’s expense; selling before bad news leaves the buyer exposed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Although US markets are more exposed to AI, tech stocks worldwide took a hit on Thursday after Huang resigned.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

As they did, the cold mist collected on Nathan’s hair and exposed skin.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

One of the building's walls had torn off, exposing the inside of several apartment homes, and the rubble had collapsed into a construction site next door.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

Firefighters continued to work in a large pit of rubble, next to what appeared to be another residential property with its walls torn down, exposing a bedroom and a clothing wardrobe.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a sweeping motion on Tuesday aimed at exposing the scope and influence of so-called deputy gangs within the sheriff’s department.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

This combination allows researchers to create glass with magnetic or light-emitting characteristics that previously could not be achieved without exposing the material to potentially destructive temperatures.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

There’s no question that she did damage to the town by exposing raw nerves and bringing up the sins of Chokecherry’s past.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman


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