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that TV news program plays up sensational stories just to get higher ratings
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Some of this drama may be played up for the cameras, with drag deployed as political confrontation and law enforcement an ambiguous threat.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 13 May 2024
Critics say Trump is capitalizing on those concerns by playing up anti-immigrant sentiments.
—Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 11 May 2024
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Alison Herman, Variety, 13 May 2024
Critics say Trump is capitalizing on those concerns by playing up anti-immigrant sentiments.
—Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 11 May 2024
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“Play up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/play%20up. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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