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if it bleeds, it leads

if it bleeds, it leads phrase: sensational, violent stories are to be prioritized.

Phrase

if it bleeds, it leads

  1. (colloquial) Sensational, violent stories are to be prioritized.

Questions about if it bleeds, it leads

What does if it bleeds, it leads mean?
If it bleeds, it leads means sensational, violent stories are to be prioritized.
What part of speech is if it bleeds, it leads?
If it bleeds, it leads is a phrase.

Words near if it bleeds, it leads in the dictionary

  1. if it ain't broke, don't fix it
  2. if it ain't broken, don't fix it
  3. if it ain't busted, don't fix it
  4. if it ain't snowing, I ain't going
  5. if it be so
  6. if it bleeds, it leads
  7. if it fits, I sits
  8. if it had not been for
  9. if it had teeth, it'd bite one
  10. if it isn't
  11. if it kills one

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