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headline

[hed-lahyn] / ˈhɛdˌlaɪn /


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Annual U.K. headline CPI inflation rose to 2.9% in July, from 2.6% in June, data from the Office for National Statistics showed.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

The Daily Mirror calls Tice a "wine buffoon" in its headline, referencing his comments on the deadly heatwaves being good for English wine production.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Charli XCX, rapper Dave and Chase & Status will headline the festival - and its sister event in Leeds - later this month.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Treasury’s 30-year bond auction last week, which delivered the highest yield since 2001, and the data surrounding it make it worth going beyond the headline, says Barclays’ Anshul Pradhan in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

We’re the headline article of the Sunday newspaper, which is still dropped off at thousands of homes in Cincinnati.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

Chargers rookie receiver Brenen Thompson made some headlines after the joint practice with the 49ers, saying of the San Francisco defense “we tore them up.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

The online satirical movement made global headlines for its weeks-long protest in Delhi, which culminated in the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan last month.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Australian toxic mushroom killer Erin Patterson launches an appeal on Wednesday against her conviction in a triple-murder case that made headlines worldwide.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

If the headlines themselves weren’t scary enough, seemingly innumerable warnings from high-profile investors including Michael Burry and Jeremy Grantham might have done the trick.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

All over the country, below headlines in massive type about Gagarin’s triumph, were brief articles with headlines such as “Puts Snooze Before News.”

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

It follows a report on page three of Thursday's Guardian newspaper, headlined "Time at the bar? Council accused of trying to stop pubs being pubs with 'no standing' plan".

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

Actor and Tibetan activist Richard Gere headlined an hourslong Times Square rally on Saturday honoring Lobga where many wore T-shirts depicting him as a martyr surrounded by flames.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

They headlined Coachella in 2025, a rare heavy rock band to top the most influential festival in the U.S., delivering a raucous and thrashing set unlike any in the last decade of Coachella headliners.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

The group recently completed their European tour and headlined a Super Bowl-style halftime show at the World Cup final in the United States.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

But my jaw really dropped when I read a July 19,2004, article from the International Herald Tribune headlined: “Want Fries With Outsourcing?”

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

The Sex Pistols headlining the Palladium in New York City or the Agora in Cleveland wouldn’t have made splashy headlines.

From Salon Aug. 10, 2026

That makes Debbie and Judith relatable and extraordinary figures, in that they are 50-something women, played by 50-something women headlining a high-velocity espionage thriller, linked to developments each is entitled to be angry about.

From Salon Jul. 26, 2026

After a stint on the Warped Tour, Jimmy Eat World set out on a U.S. headlining tour in the fall, with Hey Mercedes opening.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

In 2025, he won five Grammy Awards for his hit song Not Like Us before headlining the Super Bowl halftime show.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

I was headlining at clubs all over the country.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah




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