sensationalistic

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He called Greene's action "deliberately provocative and sensationalistic and voyeuristic," adding that he hopes to speak to committee Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., "about this as an assault to the dignity of the committee."

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2023

“The big publications used to only cover crypto in a sensationalistic way, when it was booming or crashing, and now they’re finally building out crypto coverage arms,” he mentioned.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2023

The staging, as slickly modern as it is unapologetically sensationalistic, makes an appeal to a new and perhaps younger demographic — the kind of folks who might not think an Ahmanson outing is for them.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2022

Certain local broadcast media continuously bombard us with sensationalistic, reductionist crime narratives.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 2022

It tends to put the same emphasis upon the external and sensationalistic aspects of human experience.

From Preaching and Paganism by Fitch, Albert Parker