the fourth estate
Example Sentences
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This view hinges on a low opinion of democracy and the fourth estate that has, to some extent, been borne out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
If there is one theme throughout the dialogue, it is Patel laying the blame for all of his grievances at the feet of the fourth estate.
From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025
Rather remained adamant, even through reputational degradation, that the real threat to journalism wasn’t liberal bias or declining ratings, but the corrosive takeover of the fourth estate by corporate and ideological power.
From Salon • Oct. 6, 2025
Clooney said he wanted to make a movie to let people hear some “really well-written words about the fourth estate again.”
From Seattle Times • May 13, 2024
As one looks back upon the history of the workingman, one finds something impressive, even majestic, in the rise of the fourth estate from a humble place to one of power in this democratic nation.
From The Armies of Labor A chronicle of the organized wage-earners by Orth, Samuel Peter
