Fleet Street

noun

: the London press
Fleet Streeter noun

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The pair have worked together on eight titles total, including, 1994's Ed Wood, 1999's Sleepy Hollow, 2005's Corpse Bride, 2005's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 2007's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and 2010's Alice in Wonderland. EW.com, 2 Dec. 2024 In between Edward Scissorhands and Dark Shadows, Burton and Depp teamed together on Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) and Alice in Wonderland (2010). Tim Lammers, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024 And while Fleet Street has a reputation for fuzzy ethics, that goes hand in hand with a reader-pleasing willingness to scorch sacred cows. Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times, 8 June 2024 With There Will Be Blood, which received a total of eight nominations, Day-Lewis was nominated alongside George Clooney (Michael Clayton), Johnny Depp (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street), Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises) and Tommy Lee Jones (In the Valley of Elah). Bryan Antunez, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Fleet Street 

Word History

Etymology

Fleet Street, London, England, center of the London newspaper district

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Fleet Street was in 1882

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“Fleet Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Fleet%20Street. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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