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a short piece of writing expressing the author's opinion on a topic
The editorial about business regulations drew many responses from those on both sides of the issue.
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Robert Greene, a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial writer, was a member of the Los Angeles Times editorial board for 18 years.
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Robert Greene, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2025
Just about every Republican group was dug in against a more protectionist posture on trade: the Wall Street Journal editorial page, the Chamber of Commerce, the Business Roundtable.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2025
The bet here is that the writers of the editorial could be persuaded to rethink their pessimism.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
The Global Times' editorial board said that while the United States released a flurry of new measures cracking down on China in the last months of the Biden administration, the U.S. adversary has noticed a striking difference in Trump's approach, which the paper said was appreciated by Beijing.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
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Robert Greene, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2025
Just about every Republican group was dug in against a more protectionist posture on trade: the Wall Street Journal editorial page, the Chamber of Commerce, the Business Roundtable.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2025
The bet here is that the writers of the editorial could be persuaded to rethink their pessimism.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
The Global Times' editorial board said that while the United States released a flurry of new measures cracking down on China in the last months of the Biden administration, the U.S. adversary has noticed a striking difference in Trump's approach, which the paper said was appreciated by Beijing.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Editorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/editorial. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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