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tabloid

[tab-loid] / ˈtæb lɔɪd /
NOUN
newspaper
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A gritty throwback to print journalism: Danny Boyle’s new film, Ink, depicts Rupert Murdoch’s takeover of the Sun, turning it into the United Kingdom’s top tabloid paper.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

It’s the same reason that in the newspaper world, they would put things on tabloid front pages that you would never do today.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

He added that people should learn from Princess Diana's example, and that for anyone being "destroyed daily" by the tabloid press, it must be a "cancerous influence" on their lives.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

The two were often spotted at events together, but as Perry’s star rose and Perez’s blogging tactics were called out as toxic amid a shift away from tabloid culture, their friendship seemed to fizzle out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

A camera crew from the tabloid television program Hard Copy ambushed her outside her apartment.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

Thrust into the limelight, tabloids snapped photos of him travelling and with his new wife Rachel Danis.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

This thrust him into the limelight, with tabloids snapping photos of him travelling and with his new wife.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Markle quickly found herself in the beloved “bad boy” Royal’s orbit — including the tireless swarm of tabloids and paparazzi who have captured almost his every move from childhood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Prince Harry, who relocates back to Britain shortly with his family, will open a new chapter in his ever-eventful life which once seemed improbable amid royal feuds, battles over security and lawsuits against UK tabloids.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

The tabloids waxed nostalgic for the good old days of WWII, when the enemy all spoke a foreign language and the army went somewhere else to fight.

From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff




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