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exposé

[ik-spohz] / ɪkˈspoʊz /


expose




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The unions have no answer to her exposé.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

“I carried this secret for as long as I did because building the movement and securing farmworker rights was my life’s work,” Huerta said in a statement following the Times exposé.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

The other is a powerful exposé on the safety breaches that have caused deadly crashes and accidents on Boeing airplanes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Before Jon Swaine’s exposé in the Post, it had been well known for years that Gabbard grew up in a cult in Hawaii and has continued to be affiliated with it throughout her life.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

An exposé of Spiritualism appeared in the October 21, 1888, issue of the New York World.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

It’s Woodward’s deep dive into his own psyche—an exploration of his identity, the roots of his obsession with secrets and his need to expose them.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

Raskin has vowed to expose an "avalanche of corruption", the paper reports, but adds that he has said his "overriding priority" will be to restore the "rule of law and constitutional government".

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

Like other short sellers, the sleuths at Culper say they are out to expose deception, financial irregularities and all the ways companies scam investors—and, of course, make a profit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

“We’d also be thinking about what this does to the market, and it’s likely to open up the market and expose far more people to unproven products.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

I don’t know, maybe I should expose all of them.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher

Sloppy tradecraft exposes its agents to U.S. counterintelligence, leading to scores of arrests in the U.S. and other countries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

This example also exposes another problem - that love languages can be used to coerce partners into showing or receiving love in a way they're not comfortable with.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

The shadow fleet exposes a specific pressure point on the Russian financial system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

The crisis exposes a deeper structural problem in Malawi, Tobias said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

This exposes it to the full lethal effect of the DDT stored in the tissues.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

She added there was no evidence Foster "deliberately exposed the child to danger" and that no sentence could outweigh the consequences of losing Jaxon.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

Although US markets are more exposed to AI, tech stocks worldwide took a hit on Thursday after Huang resigned.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

No control systems should be exposed to the internet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

Crucially, these are also places where the appropriate geological layers are exposed or otherwise accessible, making actual discoveries possible.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026

But in the event of a nuclear accident, people who may be exposed to iodine 131 can take potassium iodide tablets, which provide enough non-radioactive iodine 127 to saturate the thyroid.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Firefighters continued to work in a large pit of rubble, next to what appeared to be another residential property with its walls torn down, exposing a bedroom and a clothing wardrobe.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a sweeping motion on Tuesday aimed at exposing the scope and influence of so-called deputy gangs within the sheriff’s department.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

Slow-moving but durable wheeled robots have become a crucial way of evacuating the battlefield wounded without exposing more soldiers to danger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

"It saves probers hours and hours of standing shoulder to shoulder and poking in the snow, and also exposing themselves to secondary avalanche hazards," Ward said.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

His pants rode up, exposing a nasty scar on his right ankle.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds


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