hard news

Example Sentences

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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

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

This is a docuseries, not a hard news investigation.

From Salon • Nov. 11, 2023

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