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

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

“And other things. And news flash, you’re not Socrates.”

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King