hard news
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At the second hospital, a surgeon walked in, took one look at me and stopped—with that stillness that comes before hard news.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
The successful rise of “Call Her Daddy” is part of that, much to the ire of hard news journalists and reporters.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2024
Osgood was a broadcaster who could write essays and light verse as well as report hard news, and he worked radio and television with equal facility.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
In other words, X’s pivot to video does not seem to be focused on substantive argument or even hard news.
From Slate ● Jan. 12, 2024
So it came as hard news when I found out that there were people in Pakistan who were critical of me.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
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