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Recent Examples of stringer
The man in his 50s was discovered inside his white Toyota sedan in a parking structure along Century Boulevard near LAX, according to footage broadcast by RMG News, a stringer news service.
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Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
With Jayden Daniels shut down and Marcus Mariota dealing with a leg injury, the Commanders (5-12) started Johnson, their 39-year-old third-stringer.
—CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
And now San Francisco is likely down its two starting linebackers (one of which is already a second-stringer), on top of all the team’s other season-defining injuries.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026
The Eagles clinched the NFC East two weeks ago with a 29-18 win over the Commanders — who, with Jayden Daniels shut down and Marcus Mariota dealing with a leg injury, will start 39-year-old third-stringer Josh Johnson.
—Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
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Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
With Jayden Daniels shut down and Marcus Mariota dealing with a leg injury, the Commanders (5-12) started Johnson, their 39-year-old third-stringer.
—CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
And now San Francisco is likely down its two starting linebackers (one of which is already a second-stringer), on top of all the team’s other season-defining injuries.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026
The Eagles clinched the NFC East two weeks ago with a 29-18 win over the Commanders — who, with Jayden Daniels shut down and Marcus Mariota dealing with a leg injury, will start 39-year-old third-stringer Josh Johnson.
—Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stringer
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Donna Vickroy is an award-winning reporter, editor and columnist who worked for the Daily Southtown for 38 years.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Kenny Jacoby is an investigative reporter for USA TODAY who uncovers issues in sports, higher education and law enforcement.—
Kenny Jacoby,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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The hundred or so journalists parked not far from the Port of Granadilla have watched a steady and carefully coordinated ballet as the boat transports five passengers at a time to the port that has finally agreed to take them in.—
Melissa Bell,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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American journalists were also imprisoned, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
10 May 2026
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Twenty-four years ago, Arizona photojournalist Gilbert Zermeño, who contracted hantavirus after losing both his mother and sister to the illness, says news of the recent outbreak has been hard to process.—
Kierra Frazier,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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Tentatively, perhaps dorkily, photojournalist Mindy Schauer and I strolled into the first vape shop with a question.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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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,
7 May 2026
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The New England Patriots quarterback shared his support for Mike Vrabel amid the coach’s photo scandal involving sportswriter Dianna Russini.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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Each month, this program, which has just one full-time staffer, serves about 2,800 people, generally students or their families.—
Graham Womack
May 9,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2026
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The firm also interviewed CEO King, a board staffer and a representative from executive search firm Alma Advisory.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Prosecutors have accused Allen, 31, of sprinting through a security checkpoint one floor above the correspondents' dinner while armed with a handgun, a shotgun and several knives.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, a national correspondent for USA TODAY, writes about violent weather, climate change and other news.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Fifty years ago audiences were riveted by that thriller that focused on two relentless newsmen, played by Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman, who were digging into the seedy mysteries of the Watergate scandal.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
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Persons thus satirized included presidents Reagan, Carter, Ford and Nixon, as well as newsmen Dan Rather and Ted Koppel.—
Carmel Dagan,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
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One spring day, Tan’s critical gaze landed on the work of freelance journalist Gil Duran, a tech-industry muckraker with a background in Democratic politics who was starting to take very seriously the right-wing political ambitions of San Francisco tech moguls.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Stringer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stringer. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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