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Recent Examples of stringer
The man in his 50s was discovered inside his white Toyota sedan in a parking structure along Century Boulevard near LAX, according to footage broadcast by RMG News, a stringer news service.
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Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
With Jayden Daniels shut down and Marcus Mariota dealing with a leg injury, the Commanders (5-12) started Johnson, their 39-year-old third-stringer.
—CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
And now San Francisco is likely down its two starting linebackers (one of which is already a second-stringer), on top of all the team’s other season-defining injuries.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026
The Eagles clinched the NFC East two weeks ago with a 29-18 win over the Commanders — who, with Jayden Daniels shut down and Marcus Mariota dealing with a leg injury, will start 39-year-old third-stringer Josh Johnson.
—Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
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Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
With Jayden Daniels shut down and Marcus Mariota dealing with a leg injury, the Commanders (5-12) started Johnson, their 39-year-old third-stringer.
—CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
And now San Francisco is likely down its two starting linebackers (one of which is already a second-stringer), on top of all the team’s other season-defining injuries.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026
The Eagles clinched the NFC East two weeks ago with a 29-18 win over the Commanders — who, with Jayden Daniels shut down and Marcus Mariota dealing with a leg injury, will start 39-year-old third-stringer Josh Johnson.
—Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stringer
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Jackson Thompson is a sports reporter for Fox News Digital covering critical political and cultural issues in sports, with an investigative lens.—
Jackson Thompson OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Jeff Vorva is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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The attack threw into chaos one of Washington’s premier social events, which every year attracts some of the country’s most powerful people and the journalists who cover them.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Independent journalist Francys Romero first reported the decision to bring up Domínguez.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The other journalist was identified by Lebanese authorities as Zeinab Faraj, a freelance photojournalist.—
Charbel Mallo,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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Included this year are artist Cao Fei and photojournalist Lynsey Addario.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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Richard Dunn, a longtime sportswriter, writes the Dunn Deal column regularly for The Orange County Register’s weekly, The Coastal Current North.—
Richard Dunn,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
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My introduction to soccer came while covering the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the old North American Soccer League as a young sportswriter in the 1970s when the Brazilian star Pelé — still the only player to win three World Cups — played for the New York Cosmos.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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Per Times staffer Blanca Begert, burning gas and propane for cooking, as well as water and space heating, in California homes and businesses creates 10% of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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McClatchy confirmed the details of NOTUS’ reporting through a former Adams staffer who, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the relationship led to a hostile work environment and high staff turnover.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
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Vonn will be introduced at the May 15 event by ABC News correspondent Sophie Flay, according to the university.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Under this new arrangement, AAP would provide coverage of Australian news for Reuters, while the latter would jointly field correspondents with AAP across the Asia-Pacific.—
Kevin Patrick,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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Persons thus satirized included presidents Reagan, Carter, Ford and Nixon, as well as newsmen Dan Rather and Ted Koppel.—
Carmel Dagan,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
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Amy Madigan, who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Sunday night, is the daughter of a newsman who helped shape CBS Chicago in the 1960s.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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One spring day, Tan’s critical gaze landed on the work of freelance journalist Gil Duran, a tech-industry muckraker with a background in Democratic politics who was starting to take very seriously the right-wing political ambitions of San Francisco tech moguls.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Stringer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stringer. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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