front-page news
Example Sentences
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In 1958, when the star Maria Callas stopped partway through performing “Norma” in Rome and refused to finish the show, it was front-page news; the police were called in to keep the peace.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
"This will be front-page news in a lot of countries and a lot of publications in Italy," said the former Canada captain.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
“We believe this limited public information on rising chemical threats from our changing climate should be front-page news every hurricane season,” Elliott wrote in The Conversation.
From Salon • Jan. 28, 2025
In a statement, arresting officer Det Aubrey McDonald said: "Peter Roebuck mentioned he was well known in the cricket fraternity and that his arrest will be front-page news worldwide."
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2024
The School Board’s decision was front-page news in every Washington paper.
From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman
