muckraker
Example Sentences
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We’ve seen that already in this trial with the testimony of Daniels and David Pecker, the louche tabloid muckraker who described the “catch and kill” scheme.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2024
I suspect future culture historians will view "Soylent Green" in the same manner that they today regard the 1906 novel "The Jungle" by progressive muckraker Upton Sinclair.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2023
Ida Tarbell, a pioneering muckraker turned Lincoln biographer, believed they were real.
From Washington Post • Feb. 20, 2023
Now, Mr. Diller’s 14-year run as owner of the internet muckraker may be coming to an end.
From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2023
By age twelve, I was a devotee of the political columnist Mary McGrory and the muckraker Jack Anderson.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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