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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

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

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

The headline index, which represents the percentage of major manufacturing firms that said business conditions were favorable minus those that said conditions were unfavorable, rose to +17 from +16 in the prior quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Most workers sit outside the scope of shunto altogether, said Stefan Angrick at Moody’s Analytics, while firms often claw back headline increases by trimming bonuses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

As she well knew, spies were headline news.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield