Nellie Bly
Noun
Meaning
muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922)
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Examples
Inspired by the Jules Verne novel “Around the World in Eighty Days,” New York World reporter Nellie Bly (also known as Elizabeth Cochrane) sets out to make the trip in less time than the fictional Phileas Fogg.