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think piece

Or �ٳ󾱲԰�·�辱�𳦱�

[thingk pees]

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noun

Also called dope story.��Journalism.��an article, as in a magazine or journal, analyzing and giving the background of a news event or public issue, usually with the author's opinions.
Our assessments in this think piece are inherently subjective.
an artistic work, film, etc., that stimulates thought and discussion.
a cinematic think piece on the meaning of “heroism.”

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Word History and Origins

Origin of think piece¹

First recorded in 1940–45

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Idioms and Phrases

An article that presents news analysis, background material, and the author's opinions, as in Her goal was to write think pieces but the editor kept assigning crime stories. [c. 1940]

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“Fascist isn't quite the right category for the Empire,” opined a commenter on a 2022 think piece posted on the Online Library of Liberty.

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There will be many think pieces exploring the deeper meanings of the symbolism found in this film.

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Throw in the sheer tonnage of think pieces and appreciations and other navel-gazing and you’d be forgiven for asking: Do we also need a book about Lorne Michaels?

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��ever happens Sunday, the think pieces are coming.

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Expect plenty of hot takes, including a barrage of think pieces, seeing as, in this telling, the Wizard is an authoritarian leader using scapegoating to prey on — and stoke — people’s fears.

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thinkpiece think positive

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