news flash
Example Sentences
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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
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
In “A Lot of Nothing,” James and Vanessa, a Black couple, are watching television on the couch in their well-appointed Los Angeles home when a news flash alerts them to “another officer-involved shooting.”
From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2023
“I’d like your opinion. I can’t see this game situation allowing for that news flash, can you?”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2020
My parents get the news flash from the guidance counselor.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
