Word: sensationalizing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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For publications with lower aspirations, this is often standard operating procedure. Many people in the media are almost solely interested in sensation, even when it has been carefully crafted by others for their consumption. Both sides operate for mutual benefit: newspapers gain attention for their product, and publicity hounds (who...
On Saturday against Dartmouth, the multi-colored sensation was forced to play the entire game as punishment for winning the award. "When the captains interviewed me [the night before], I told them if I was elected, I'd go out and score a bunch of goals," Branca said. "So I...
But this fall, the fragrance that's causing the greatest sensation in Europe won't be sold in Bloomingdales but in book stores. German writer Patrick Suskind's international best seller Perfume has been translated into English and already has a trail of American readers avidly tracking its scent.
For an extra 50 cents, ice cream connoisseurs can now enjoy a new taste sensation--the ice cream flavor of their choice in what looks like a cone but is really a pretzel.
Summoned by the Royals this month to debut against the last dangling shards of Steve Carlton, Jackson golfed a stupendous foul ball and then beat out a spare single to start his big-league career one for one. He says, "I'm blessed and thankful to be so quick." He...