how tabloids work 1

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Question English Answer English
a person or vehicle that is ___is unable to move from the place where they are [stuck]
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stranded
Creature stranded on rooftop by Mississipi fload
the place in a supermarket where you pay for the goods you have collected
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checkout
the headlines probably grab your attention at the supermarket checkout.
very shocking and extremely unfair or offensive
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outrageous
Tabloids cover everything from celebrity scandals to the outrageously bizarre.
very unusual or strange
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bizarre
From celebrity scandals to the truly bizarre, tabloid newspapers seem to cover stories that are outside the realm of serious journalism.
to report the details of an event for a newspaper or a television or radio programme
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cover
tabloid newspapers seem to cover stories that are outside the realm of serious journalism.
a general area of knowledge, activity, or thought
Pol. sfera, dziedzina, królestwo
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realm
From celebrity scandals to the truly bizarre, tabloid newspapers seem to cover stories that are outside the realm of serious journalism.
very careful about small details, and always making sure that everything is done correctly
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meticulous
the facts in a news story are meticulously checked
to obey a law, rule etc
Pol. stosować się do, przestrzegać
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conform
Editors and writers conform to journalistic standards
out of nowhere, as if by magic
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out of thin air
Sometimes tabloids do make up their stories out of thin air.
famous or well-known for something bad
infamous
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notorious
The notorious sex and gore tabloids of the 1950s and 60s were almost completely fictional,
thick dark blood that has flowed from a wound
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gore
The notorious sex and gore tabloids
violence
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blood and gore
if you say something_____, you say it immediately, without thinking carefully about it or checking the facts
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off the top of your head
Even today, some tabloids include "top-of-the-head" stories invented by writers.
Pol. niewyraźny, mglisty
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vague
the people quoted in the story are vaguely identified
what you will do if everything else failsp
Pol. ostatnia deska ratunku, ostateczność
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Last resort
This is a last resort for tabloid writers and editors
continuing or moving with great natural force, very great and hard to control
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raging
Did the raging beast howl with fury
Pol. wyć, ryczeć
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howl
Did the raging beast howl with fury

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