news item
Example Sentences
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The lunacy of America’s top colleges has become a perpetual news item.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
He told me he had gotten “at least 100 calls” since the local news item announcing the impending closure.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
The writer becomes an unrepentant co-conspirator in the plot to knock down Spears, one breaking news item at a time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025
It feels better to have a person with feelings, who's not reading from a teleprompter, talk to you about the way they're feeling about 'insert scary news item.'
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2024
A news item, just posted: a family of five was missing at sea.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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