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news flash

[nooz flash, nyooz] / ˈnuz ˌflæʃ, ˈnjuz /


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Nothing about the very obvious messages here—about colonialism, religious fanaticism, institutionalized violence and the exploitation of native peoples—amounts to a news flash.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

Much of the recent coverage about Russia and Ukraine reminds me of that Afghan news flash in 1987.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2025

To the millions who greedily gobbled up scuttlebutt about her legendary meanness over the years, this is far from a news flash.

From Salon Oct. 30, 2024

At some point — news flash — the sixth-year senior will serve up an interception.

From Seattle Times Aug. 31, 2023

On September 23, 1949, a news flash turned up the political heat in the debate over nuclear policy.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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