headlines

Example Sentences

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The Vietnam War dominated the headlines every day for years.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

The school district has been making headlines as a state and national leader in student performance gains, and it has been upgrading and replacing its aging campuses to help advance that growth.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Still, with headlines from the Middle East sparking big swings, many prefer the roughly 3.6% yield on the three-month bill.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Sooryavanshi first made headlines when he smashed his first ball in the IPL aged 14 in April 2025.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Racial confrontation was big news, the kind of news that made headlines in the Chicago Defender and would be read by the thousands of black subscribers in Chicago and around the nation.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield