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

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

"There's hard news, m'lords, and a cmel way to pay you for your meat and mead, but the man as asks the question must bear the answer. Stark's gone."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin