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Rpsh Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

much-raking

Their culture is narrowly interbred, and some personal relations border on the incestuous, so they float each other's boat and write almost identical muck-raking stories.

Could you tell me what is 'much-raking'?
  

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rpsh much-raking No, no, no. Look at the word very carefully. It's muc k -raking.

— CalifJim

  • rpsh much-raking No, no, no.
  • Look at the word very carefully.
  • It's muc k -raking.
  • , and, typically, publishing it in newspapers.
  • CJ
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rpshmuch-raking
No, no, no. Look at the word very carefully. It's muck-raking.

Muck-raking is looking for bad things in society, e.g., corruption, bribes of government officials, polluted water supplies, unjust practices, etc., and, typically, publishing it in newspapers.

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Oh! My bad! Thank you for your reminding.
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