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's not the way you want to be front-page news - you'd sooner it was for five wickets or a century," added Woakes.
From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025
It would be front-page news coast to coast.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2025
But eight months into his presidency, on August 2, 1964, reports from the US destroyer the Maddox moved Vietnam to front-page news.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
