Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shoe-leather reporting

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables: shoe-leather re-port-ing
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of shoe leather reporting

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There is still a need for old-fashioned shoe-leather reporting."
"So, while Fallon did the shoe-leather reporting, I dug into the numbers"
"[n]ever be a replacement for shoe-leather reporting, and don’t forget that."
"The project, which won an investigative award from the Associated Press Sports Editors, demonstrates the importance of onlin research and data analysis to complement shoe-leather reporting."

Etymology

From shoe-leather + reporting.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

shoe leather journalism shoe-leather journalism

Questions

What does shoe-leather reporting mean?: Alternative form of shoe leather reporting
Where does shoe-leather reporting come from?: From shoe-leather + reporting.

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