opinion piece

noun

: an article that expresses someone's beliefs or views

Examples of opinion piece in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web An opinion piece published on Wednesday in the left-wing daily Libération and written by several local officials in Marseille, including two deputy mayors, illustrated some of the concerns. Ségolène Le Stradic, New York Times, 8 May 2024 Once again, the Mercury News has chosen to print an opinion piece from a CalPERS beneficiary demanding the pension fund divest from a disfavored corporation, in this case, ExxonMobil. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 6 May 2024 But, in 2017, an opinion piece in the Journal of the American Medical Association cautioned physicians against recommending the product. Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 4 May 2024 Recommendations From the Washington Post, an opinion piece on how farm girls have been scorching nets for years. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024 The opinion piece called Leavitt’s leadership and availability into question. Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2024 In an opinion piece published in the journal PLOS Biology in 2022, behavioral ecologist Vanya Rowher and his co-authors point out that the addition of new physical specimens from major vertebrate groups to collections has declined by as much as 76 percent since 1965. Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024 Working together and family-friendly policies Last year, Professor Spears published an opinion piece in The New York Times about the challenges of a depopulating world. Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Mar. 2024 Pierluigi Oliverio’s opinion piece against an empty house tax does not mention the cost to neighborhoods of empty houses as owners await further increases in value. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024

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“Opinion piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opinion%20piece. Accessed 19 May. 2024.

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