Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Leather for shoes.
- noun Shoes, in a general sense, or collectively: as, he wears out plenty of shoe-leather.
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- noun
Leather that is used to makeshoes . - noun Leather from which shoes are made that is worn out through walking.
- adjective
Basic ,old-fashioned ortraditional ; specifically (journalism) shoe-leather journalism or shoe-leather reporting:journalism involving walking from place to place observing things and speaking to people, rather than sitting indoors at a desk.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The trust that viewers placed in him was based on the recognition of his fairness, honesty and strict objectivity. … and of course his long experience as a shoe-leather reporter covering everything from local politics to World War II and its aftermath in the Soviet Union.
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Designers and journalists blog, tweet and re-tweet in hopes of building their audiences, but as any shoe-leather reporter, fashion production assistant, or even Malcolm Gladwell can attest, real progress requires real presence.
Jenni Avins: Fashion, Journalism and Another Social Network Jenni Avins 2010
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Getty Images David Broder He stood out among political columnists both for his Rolodex and his sheer shoe-leather reporting.
Top Columnist Knocked On Voters' Doors Stephen Miller 2011
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The first film, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," directed by Niels Arden Oplev, at least hit its marks: Salander's cyber-hacking complemented Blomkvist's shoe-leather reporting, and vice versa.
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The first film, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," directed by Niels Arden Oplev, at least hit its marks: Salander's cyber-hacking complemented Blomkvist's shoe-leather reporting, and vice versa.
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His main lawyer, John Dowd, told the jury that the financier built his hedge fund on "shoe-leather research".
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After days of saturation coverage and some very good shoe-leather reporting, much of this has become clear to the public and national media.
Loughner's Sickness 2011
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Jon Huntsman Jr. has staked his presidential hopes on New Hampshire, a strategy akin to Rick Santorum's shoe-leather campaign in Iowa that ultimately proved successful.
Clock Ticks for Huntsman in New Hampshire Elizabeth Williamson 2012
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Mr. Dowd said his client ran a legitimate business that used a "mosaic" of research to make trading decisions about companies and "built his success on shoe-leather research."
Lawyers Make First Pitches to Jurors Chad Bray 2011
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The first film, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," directed by Niels Arden Oplev, at least hit its marks: Salander's cyber-hacking complemented Blomkvist's shoe-leather reporting, and vice versa.
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