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Recent Examples of hatchet job
No amount of mainstream media hatchet jobs can disguise those optics.
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David Medina, Hartford Courant, 18 Nov. 2024
But the most shameless is Informer, a scandal sheet that features hatchet jobs and images of buxom women.
—Robert F. Worth, New York Times, 3 May 2023
Later, the scene is recut as a hatchet job on social media that leads to Tár’s downfall.
—Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
In other words, the book is not a hatchet job.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 27 May 2021
Trump supporters say the potential prosecution is a politically motivated hatchet job disconnected from the law.
—Joseph Morton, Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2023
Rumor has it that someone is writing a book about her life, which will be a hatchet job.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 9 Nov. 2022
Rick Reilly’s hatchet job in Sports Illustrated, painting Bo as a coward, was merely the most infamous and casually vicious of the genre.
—al, 27 Oct. 2022
That was quite the hatchet job Matt Brennan did on Ellen DeGeneres.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2022
David Medina, Hartford Courant, 18 Nov. 2024
But the most shameless is Informer, a scandal sheet that features hatchet jobs and images of buxom women.
—Robert F. Worth, New York Times, 3 May 2023
Later, the scene is recut as a hatchet job on social media that leads to Tár’s downfall.
—Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
In other words, the book is not a hatchet job.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 27 May 2021
Trump supporters say the potential prosecution is a politically motivated hatchet job disconnected from the law.
—Joseph Morton, Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2023
Rumor has it that someone is writing a book about her life, which will be a hatchet job.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 9 Nov. 2022
Rick Reilly’s hatchet job in Sports Illustrated, painting Bo as a coward, was merely the most infamous and casually vicious of the genre.
—al, 27 Oct. 2022
That was quite the hatchet job Matt Brennan did on Ellen DeGeneres.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatchet job
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Some Israelis demand cease-fire deal, return of hostages Netanyahu faces mounting pressure and criticism from Israelis frustrated with the lack of a cease-fire deal to secure the release of the around 100 remaining hostages in Gaza as the war has raged for more than a year.Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Taliban Pushback Read more Taliban ISIS Takes Advantage of Rebel Gains in Syria, US Allies Warn In response to international criticism, Taliban officials defended their policies as being consistent with Islamic values and Afghan culture.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Earlier this year, the organization also determined that the Islamic State group used mustard gas in an attack on the town of Marea.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Iranian tactics Iran and Israel have been waging a shadow espionage war for decades, using spies and informants to gather intelligence to carry out attacks against each other.Zeena Saifi, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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Fear, the emotion that predominates in Le Corbeau, seems familiar — lingering from the tyrannical Covid lockdowns, Stasi-like doxxing, denunciations, and the social antagonism endured through political partisanship.Armond White, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024
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But Musk did not confine his anger to harsh denunciations.Marietje Schaake, Foreign Affairs, 26 Sep. 2024
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The party says there will be disciplinary action — which could include censure, suspension and a ban — for those who violate the code.Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Dec. 2024
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Heinz removed the censure from his request and put forth a motion requesting investigations by the Arizona Attorney General’s Office and the United States Attorney for the District of Arizona into the sheriff's actions.Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
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At the same time, the United States and Western allies have accused Xi of overseeing widespread human rights abuses, even claims of genocide, against the nation's Uyghurs through the use of mass internment camps, a charge the Chinese leader and his government have vehemently denied.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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Endrick was also subjected to racist abuse on social media following Madrid’s 2-0 defeat by Liverpool last month.Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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The state filed a similar motion to hold Etienne in contempt again in 2023, court records show.Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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The district attorney on the case was convicted of criminal contempt and disbarred.Karina Tsui, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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President-elect Donald Trump has expressed disdain for EVs and is expected to remove the $7,500 federal tax credit that has helped spur EV adoption to date.Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free Press, 4 Dec. 2024
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Numerous movie lovers on X expressed their disdain for having phones out during screenings and called on theaters to do more to enforce their phone rules and curb disruptions.Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
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An official in the supreme leader’s office offered more fire-breathing invective.Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
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The one who hurled invectives against the media and accused them of fake news was outed in his trial as a beneficiary of and creator of fake news for the National Enquirer.Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2024
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