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headline

[hed-lahyn] / ˈhɛdˌlaɪn /


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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said it is "deeply concerning" that Kanye West is set to headline Wireless Festival in London this summer.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

March’s solid headline number might have been a glimpse of that.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

So I shouldn’t trust any of these headline numbers?

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

The Bank of Canada sets interest rates to achieve and maintain 2% inflation, and, prior to the conflict in Iran, data indicated that increases in headline and core prices were decelerating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

“Are you sure about the headline in the local paper: ‘Mechanized Rats Invade Hardware Store’?”

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien