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journalists

noun

plural of journalist

as in reporters

a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station to gather, write, or report news a journalist who has won awards for two of his feature stories

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Recent Examples of journalists After Palestinian medics took Levine away, the attackers charged again and hit several journalists with rocks. — Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026 Breaking through this boredom — especially when hosting influencers and journalists who have so often been there and done that — is perhaps easier said than done. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 In the last several weeks, multiple journalists have been hearing that cuts could be in the 5 percent range, or more, at the company. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026 But no, 22-year-old journalists are not making assistant-hiring money. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026 Separate flights were arranged, with Machado traveling separately from some members of the group and the journalists in an effort to make her movements less conspicuous. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026 Yet no one was held accountable, not the Bush administration officials who orchestrated the war based on falsehoods, nor the journalists and editors who failed to do their jobs. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s recipe archives are filled with treasures submitted by past food editors, journalists and readers. — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Despite the ruling, some journalists from all three outlets were barred from entering the White House on Thursday morning – even as Chinese state media outlets were granted entry. — Kevin Breuninger,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

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In a statement read to reporters Friday, Kenda Freeman said her son, Kaylub Giamanco, shot the gunman in Thursday's attack at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend.

— HAVEN DALEY, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
When the interview ended, Zacharia said hello to a crowd of reporters gathered outside, but declined to answer any questions.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of reporters

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Tory Burch excels at activating her frow-goers, dispatching content creators like Tefi Pessoa and Kennedy Eurich as correspondents, who saturate social media with guest interviews and interactions.

— Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026
Our correspondents live around the world and bring a global perspective to their work.

— Stephanie Hanes, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026

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