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potboiler

[pot-boi-ler] / ˈpɒtˌbɔɪ lər /










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Bradford’s potboiler hit in time to meet the “greed is good” ’80s, a decade when the wealth divide increased sharply and economic survival felt only slightly less Darwinian than it does today.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

And there's a cheeky riposte to their critics on the jazzy potboiler They Don't Know 'Bout Us: "You say we changed? We feel the same."

From BBC Mar. 20, 2026

William Golding wrote his tale partially in response to “The Coral Island,” a Victorian-era potboiler about three boys who survive a shipwreck thanks to their bluff resourcefulness.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 17, 2026

It’s going to lose to the airport novel papal potboiler?

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 27, 2025

Their stories were killed—they would have been an anti-climax to Keyhoe's potboiler.

From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Edward J. Ruppelt




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