the scoop
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Hunterbrook Capital bought Joby shares before the scoop was published, betting it would make Joby bears have to cover their shorts, and sold them a few weeks later after a rally.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026
“Remember, Rupert loves newspapers, he loves the scoop and he loves to stir the pot.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2025
The film synopsis says it shows "the inside track of the women that broke through the Buckingham Palace establishment to secure the scoop of the decade".
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2024
Playbook offered readers a "buzzy" first look at the scoop from ABC News chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl's new book.
From Salon • Nov. 10, 2023
The ridiculous story might have lived out a brief life in Columbia had the paper not put it out on the national wire, thinking it was the scoop of the season.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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