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Tarbellize

The English word “Tarbellize” has 1 meaning listed here.

verb

  1. To criticize through investigatory journalism.

Etymology

From Tarbell + -ize, after Ida Tarbell, author of The History of the Standard Oil Company, a book that heavily criticized John D. Rockefeller and his monopolistic practices.

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