(n.) A sheet of paper printed and distributed, at stated intervals, for conveying intelligence of passing events, advocating opinions, etc.; a public print that circulates news, advertisements, proceedings of legislative bodies, public announcements, etc.
Example Sentences:
(1) Until his return to Brazil in 1985, Niemeyer worked in Israel, France and north Africa, designing among other buildings the University of Haifa on Mount Carmel; the campus of Constantine University in Algeria (now known as Mentouri University); the offices of the French Communist party and their newspaper l'Humanité in Paris; and the ministry of external relations and the cathedral in Brasilia.
(2) In a newspaper interview last month, Shapps said the BBC needed to tackle what he said was a culture of secrecy, waste and unbalanced reporting if it hoped to retain the full £3.6bn raised by the licence fee after the current Royal Charter expires in 2016.
(3) Eighty people, including the outspoken journalist Pravit Rojanaphruk from the Nation newspaper and the former education minister Chaturon Chaisaeng, who was publicly arrested on Tuesday, remain in detention.
(4) Newspapers and websites across the country have been reporting the threat facing nursery schools for weeks, from Lancashire to Birmingham and beyond.
(5) This week MediaGuardian 25, our survey of Britain's most important media companies, covering TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, music and digital, looks at BSkyB.
(6) Evidence of the industrial panic surfaced at Digital Britain when Sly Bailey, the chief executive of Trinity Mirror, suggested that national newspaper websites that chased big online audiences have "devalued news" , whatever that might mean.
(7) In later years, the church built a business empire that included the Washington Times newspaper, the New Yorker Hotel in Manhattan, Bridgeport University in Connecticut, as well as a hotel and a car plant in North Korea.
(8) Local and international media and watchdog organisations such as the World Association of Newspapers , Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders have issued statements strongly condemning the prison sentence.
(9) Later Downing Street elaborated on its position, pointing out that Brooks was a constituent of Cameron's and, in any case, "the prime minister regularly meets newspaper executives from lots of different companies".
(10) He added that 45% of traffic to Local World's extensive portfolio of websites – 76 newspaper sites, 26 This is … sites and 400 hyper local sites – comes from mobile devices.
(11) Giving voice to that sentiment the mass-selling daily newspaper Ta Nea dedicated its front-page editorial to what it hoped would soon be the group's demise, describing Alexopoulos' desertion as a "positive development".
(12) In the midst of all the newspaper headlines and vigils you can sometimes lose sight of the man who was on death row.
(13) All was very accomplished; her award-winning photographs have been exhibited in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, and her articles and pictures were published in books, periodicals, and newspapers around the world.
(14) In the 1980s when she began, no newspaper would even print the words 'breast cancer'.
(15) He says has hit his recruitment targets each year by using mailouts, radio campaigns, newspaper advertisements and visiting the homes of potential students.
(16) The newspaper is the brainchild of Jaime Villalobos, who saw homeless people selling The Big Issue while he was studying natural resource management in Newcastle.
(17) A lawyer advising one of the newspaper groups opposing the deal said: "All the regulator has to prove is that there is a potential for a reduction in plurality in the UK.
(18) In sharp contrast, the coverage provided by the various mainstream news channels and newspapers not only seems – with some exceptions – unresponsive and stilted, but often non-existent.
(19) The Sun editor also said his newspaper was wrong to use the word "tran" in a headline to describe a transexual, saying that he felt that "I don't know this is our greatest moment, to be honest".
(20) National newspapers and the BBC have joined forces to oppose Hague's secrecy application and on Friday expressed their dismay at the ruling.
Shopper
Definition:
(n.) One who shops.
Example Sentences:
(1) Some retailers said April's downpours led to pent-up demand which was unleashed at the first sign of summer, with shoppers rushing to update their summer wardrobes.
(2) Once the temperature rises above 28C, shoppers' behaviour changes in all kinds of ways, according to Jones.
(3) Other Christmas favourites, including stollen, organic mince pies and Schweppes tonic will also be included among 100 seasonal products on the list of 1,000 items which shoppers can choose from over the next few months.
(4) Energy UK said the help offered by its members to pensioners and low-income households was the equivalent of giving shoppers £135 per year.
(5) His latest thinking includes introducing concierge desks to welcome shoppers and tapas bars in its wine departments.
(6) We found that even after a "half price" reduction, shoppers are sometimes paying more than they were being charged just a few months earlier.
(7) From the initiative they have started, they can see there is a major problem and it needs to be dealt with.” Handley said that dairy farmers were being used by Morrisons so it could get more shoppers into its stores.
(8) But he said the 5C was likely to pick up sales after launch with more price-sensitive shoppers.
(9) So, they start to create these almost fictitious things they can sell, whether it’s a prime shelf [at the height a shopper is most likely to see] or a gondola end [the promotional buckets often found at the top of the aisle].
(10) Record numbers of shoppers hit the stores this weekend for the Thanksgiving Day sales but retail experts are sceptical that the trend can continue into a bumper Monday for online retailers.
(11) "Shoppers will not be attracted to a high street if they feel unsafe," said Robertson.
(12) The company’s success reflects affluent shoppers’ willingness to pay extra for products perceived to be of high quality, made with premium ingredients.
(13) Boxing Day sales shoppers were soaked as downpours continued across the country on Wednesday, and there were warnings that an Atlantic storm would bring more heavy rain at the weekend.
(14) Argos shoppers are largely drawn from the core mass market – the C2 and D socio-economic groups, which have not benefited as much from big falls in mortgage rates as those on higher incomes.
(15) Like many British shoppers, she finds she has to play a cat-and-mouse game with Tesco's myriad offers (some real, some less authentic) to keep costs down.
(16) But the retailer has also been making efforts to cut back on promotions, and Merriman said its relatively higher prices could have pushed shoppers elsewhere.
(17) People have been suspended for getting a negative review from the secret shoppers," he said.
(18) This is all about enabling shoppers to make informed choices."
(19) Apple's flagship stores are understood to be preparing to welcome shoppers at 7am on 14 October, with a number staying open until midnight.
(20) Like many other high street names, it has already begun offering large discounts at the start of this week in an attempt to get shoppers spending.