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sportswriter

noun

Definition of sportswriter

as in journalist

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Recent Examples of sportswriter Neil Hayes, a former Bay Area sportswriter whose best-selling book about De La Salle High School’s football program was adapted into a blockbuster movie, passed away Wednesday night at his Illinois home after a decades-long battle with cancer. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 13 June 2026 Former Orlando Sentinel sportswriter George Diaz reflects on the same theme that many others remember. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 June 2026 Richard Dunn, a longtime sportswriter, writes the Dunn Deal column regularly for The Orange County Register’s weekly, The Coastal Current North. — Richard Dunn, Oc Register, 4 June 2026 His work as a freelance sportswriter soon took him abroad for baseball. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for sportswriter

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Noun

The president also frequently recounts that hordes of women, including journalists, Cabinet members and administration officials, used to complain to him about their high heels getting stuck in the mud in the old, grassy Rose Garden.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Jen Kirby is a freelance journalist currently based in Rome, Italy.

— Big Think, Big Think, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of journalist

Noun

And for broadcast leaders, please keep investing in reporters and tools to serve the traveling public.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
The political reporter, who has worked in news settings since high school, says he’s seen the industry evolve and struggle to preserve relevancy in some ways.

— Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of reporter

Noun

Witnesses said the men tried siccing a German shepherd on CBS News Chicago's photojournalist while yelling racial slurs, but the dog did not obey the command.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Staff photojournalist Luke Johnson contributed to this report.

— Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2026

Definition of photojournalist

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Carboy did find the Harding memo in the archives of the late Village Voice muckraker Wayne Barrett, but the city has never produced it.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 July 2026
Eric Bogosian’s leather jacket-wearing muckraker is still asking questions in season three of Interview With the Vampire, and the AMC series has been renamed in honor of Molloy’s latest subject.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 June 2026

Definition of muckraker

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The conflict played out under the watchful eye of Johnson’s senior adviser, Jason Lee — an unusual involvement for a high-ranking mayoral staffer, given that the $8 million grant is administered by a separate department.

— Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
There’s an incredibly welcoming feel, and no staffer blinks an eye at accommodating a baby or rowdy teens.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of staffer

Noun

Joining us now is CBS News homeland security and justice correspondent, Nicole Sganga, to tell us more.

— CBS News, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
Other departures from 60 Minutes include executive editor Draggan Mihailovich, correspondents Cecilia Vega and longtime producer Henry Schuster.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of correspondent

Noun

Then again, Dalton is an accomplished backup who hasn’t been a third-stringer.

— Zach Berman, New York Times, 28 July 2026
In Indonesia, a stringer walks through a village, or at least what was once a village before the mud flowed down from a forest and swept the village along with it.

— Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026

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