front-page news
Example Sentences
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In 1958, when the star Maria Callas stopped partway through performing “Norma” in Rome and refused to finish the show, it was front-page news; the police were called in to keep the peace.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
"This will be front-page news in a lot of countries and a lot of publications in Italy," said the former Canada captain.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
It would be front-page news coast to coast.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2025
“We believe this limited public information on rising chemical threats from our changing climate should be front-page news every hurricane season,” Elliott wrote in The Conversation.
From Salon • Jan. 28, 2025
American newspapers barely took notice: A story about a weather plane gone missing hardly qualified as front-page news.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
