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sensationalism - tactic in mass media that present the information in most exciting or shocking way
The newspaper has been accused of sensationalism.

capacity - the total amount of sth. that can be contained or produced
The capacity in hospiatls during pandemic is too small

slope - a surface of which one end or side is at higher level than another 

This is very steep mountain slope.

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