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
While the news media is sometimes referred to as the fourth estate, alongside the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government, few think of stand-up comedy as a pillar of democracy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025
With it, however, comes a more uncertain question of what our “mainstream media” really will look like going forward and how the fourth estate will challenge those in power.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2024
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
The fact that the old school-sweetheart had kicked a lawyer out of the case was not overlooked by the gentlemen of the fourth estate.
From The Brown Mouse by Herbert Quick
