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Creature stranded on rooftop by Mississipi fload start learning
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a person or vehicle that is ___is unable to move from the place where they are [stuck]
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the headlines probably grab your attention at the supermarket checkout. start learning
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the place in a supermarket where you pay for the goods you have collected
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Tabloids cover everything from celebrity scandals to the outrageously bizarre. start learning
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very shocking and extremely unfair or offensive
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From celebrity scandals to the truly bizarre, tabloid newspapers seem to cover stories that are outside the realm of serious journalism. start learning
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tabloid newspapers seem to cover stories that are outside the realm of serious journalism. start learning
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to report the details of an event for a newspaper or a television or radio programme
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From celebrity scandals to the truly bizarre, tabloid newspapers seem to cover stories that are outside the realm of serious journalism. start learning
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a general area of knowledge, activity, or thought Pol. sfera, dziedzina, królestwo
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the facts in a news story are meticulously checked start learning
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very careful about small details, and always making sure that everything is done correctly
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Editors and writers conform to journalistic standards start learning
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to obey a law, rule etc Pol. stosować się do, przestrzegać
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Sometimes tabloids do make up their stories out of thin air. start learning
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out of nowhere, as if by magic
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The notorious sex and gore tabloids of the 1950s and 60s were almost completely fictional, start learning
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famous or well-known for something bad infamous
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The notorious sex and gore tabloids start learning
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thick dark blood that has flowed from a wound
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Even today, some tabloids include "top-of-the-head" stories invented by writers. start learning
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if you say something_____, you say it immediately, without thinking carefully about it or checking the facts
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the people quoted in the story are vaguely identified start learning
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This is a last resort for tabloid writers and editors start learning
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what you will do if everything else failsp Pol. ostatnia deska ratunku, ostateczność
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Did the raging beast howl with fury start learning
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continuing or moving with great natural force, very great and hard to control
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Did the raging beast howl with fury start learning
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Writers may also quote "experts" for a story, even if that expert has no credentials or subscribes to fringe beliefs. start learning
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someone's education, achievements, experience etc that prove they have the ability to do something
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the expert subscribes to fringe beliefs. start learning
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if you ____ an idea, you agree with it or support it
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Writers may also quote "experts" for a story, even if that expert subscribes to fringe beliefs. start learning
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Pol. skrajne (uboczne) poglądy
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Jim Smith, Bigfoot expert and noted wilderness guide, start learning
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well known or famous, especially because of some special quality or ability
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Jim Smith, Bigfoot expert and noted wilderness guide, start learning
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a large area of land that has never been developed or farmed
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there may be as many as 500 of the unclassified creatures living in the forests of Oregon. start learning
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not arranged in any specific order or grouping
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Using those quotes, the writer can flesh out the story start learning
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to add more details to something in order to make it clear, more interesting etc [put flesh on something]
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This is a hallmark of the tabloid writing style. start learning
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an idea, method, or quality that is typical of a particular person or thing
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Celebrity news is a staple of the tabloids, start learning
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a food that is needed and used all the time, the main product that is produced in a country staple
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a major scoop about Madonna or Britney Spears could be worth thousands. start learning
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an important or exciting news story that is printed in one newspaper or shown on one television station before any of the others know about it
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At other times, the tabloid will accept inside stories while agreeing to avoid running harsh or negative stories about a certain star. inside story start learning
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information that is available only to people who are part of a particular group or organization
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The paparazzi stalk celebrities start learning
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to follow a person or animal quietly in order to catch and attack or kill them
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The paparazzi stalk celebrities and try to get unflattering shots of them. start learning
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making someone look or seem bad or unattractive
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Italian photographers hounded celebrities start learning
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to keep following someone and asking them questions in an annoying or threatening way [harass]
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While tabloids snoop on celebrities, celebrities try to protect their privacy. start learning
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to look around a place secretly, in order to discover things or find out information about someone or something: p. verb
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