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tabloid

[tab-loid] / ˈtæb lɔɪd /
NOUN
newspaper
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It is now 20 years since the term "phone-hacking" entered the public consciousness, and 15 years since the News of the World closed - a tabloid marred by the scandal.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

There were leaks to the trades and tabloid press that parent company Paramount was looking to trim King’s salary or reduce her role at the network as a means to cut costs.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

When Ernst Jorgensen, an archivist who has worked with the Presley estate since 1988, first met Guralnick, he recalled asking him, “how do we get rid of tabloid Elvis?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

The disappearance of Guthrie, a crime that remains uncracked after more than three weeks, is the rare story that spans the breadth of tabloid gossip and buttoned-up newspaper reporting.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

My mother was his secretary, and they ate lunch together every day at a local diner, each with a copy of the tabloid Philadelphia Daily News spread out in front of them.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove