Also called Op-Ed page,. Also called op-ed page. a newspaper page devoted to signed articles by commentators, essayists, humorists, etc., of varying viewpoints.
the Op-Ed of today's New York Times.
an article written for this page.
The governor was very upset when an Op-Ed criticized the corruption in her circle of advisors and appointees.
An Americanism first recorded in 1920–25; abbreviation of op(posite) ed(itorial page), from its placement in the print newspaper
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At the turn of the century, he penned an Op-Ed in The Times calling for former President Bill Clinton to put an end to the Cold War politics looming over the two countries’ strain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
Echoing a recent Op-Ed he wrote for Barron’s, Kruszewski worried that the dopamine rush of zero-date options and prediction-market sports bets is diverting young people from patient investing.
From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025
And last year, she published an Op-Ed where she vividly described what Daniels told her about what went down on that night 17 years ago.
From Slate ● May 8, 2024
Rosenthal, in fact, had to be pried out twice — the second time, in 1999, from a 13-year tenure as an Op-Ed columnist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2023
They ironically and to the dismay of many of those in the govern- ment, echoed the pulse of the country, regardless of the politi- cal leaning of the Op-Ed pages.
From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn
Dudamel, who was born and raised in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, wrote in a 2015 op-ed for The Times that he is a “product” of El Sistema, the country’s government-funded youth music program.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
“Notably, the relative risk increase was most pronounced in individuals aged 25 to 44 years,” wrote the author of an op-ed that accompanied the study.
From Slate ● Jun. 13, 2026
Dr. Bhattacharya’s op-ed falls short on all counts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama recently argued in a joint op-ed for faster integration in exchange for new members having no veto rights.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
He wrote his own op-ed for Granger’s glossy alumni magazine, discussing his disappointment with the lack of respect for tradition.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
If you believe the Op-Eds, men are in a bad way these days: perpetually beleaguered and isolated, if not irredeemably toxic.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2024
Op-Eds, which run Mondays-Fridays, and My Takes, which run on Saturdays, should be 650 words, max.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2023
Jim Dao, the deputy editorial page editor who oversees Op-Eds, also stepped down from his position and will be transferred to a new job in the newsroom, the paper said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2020
We don’t publish just any argument — they need to be accurate, good faith explorations of the issues of the day — and there are many reasons why Op-Eds are denied publication.
From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2020
"The vice president puts his name on his Op-Eds," tweeted Jarron Agen, Mr Pence's communications director and deputy chief of staff.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2018
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