columnist

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Recent Examples of columnist Despite international criticism, Trump maintained strong ties with Saudi Arabia even after the crown prince was implicated in the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul. John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025 Skip past the match reports from long-defunct leagues and the columnists wistfully wondering when soccer will make it in the United States. Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025 For an app with such devoted users, TikTok’s end came with a surprising lack of outrage, our tech columnist writes. New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025 Liz Weston, Certified Financial Planner®, is a personal finance columnist. Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for columnist 
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Noun
  • The Sacramento Bee 916-321-1363 Jason Anderson is The Sacramento Bee’s Kings beat writer.
    Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Was that ever a major concern of yours in the writers’ room? Gemmill: Oh, absolutely.
    Max Gao, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Linda Girardi is a freelance reporter for The Beacon-News.
    Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
  • The Kansas City Star Natalie Wallington was a reporter on The Star’s service journalism team with a focus on policy, labor, sustainability and local utilities from fall 2021 until early 2025.
    Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas and a group of 17 plaintiffs challenged the law on behalf of themselves, booksellers, patrons of bookstores, bookseller associations and author associations.
    Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 24 Jan. 2025
  • De Noire read it in full, and she was immediately taken by the author's nuanced perspective.
    Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The former Fox News journalist Geraldo Rivera, who was friendly with Trump for decades in New York, predicted in December that Trump and his allies would soon turn their attention to the 22nd Amendment.
    Dan Mangan, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Conspiracy Theories Surrounding The JFK Files Kennedy's assassination and the government's conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in killing him are the subject of enduring fascination among journalists, politicians and members of the public.
    John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The novelist was catapulted to worldwide fame when her spicy fantasy novel Fourth Wing — the first of five in her Empyrean series — became a bestselling sensation and one of the hottest reads of 2023.
    Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Each year, Austenites flock to locations all across southwest England, where the novelist spent most of her life.
    Cat Sposato, AFAR Media, 17 Jan. 2025

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