news flash

American

[nooz flash, nyooz] / ˈnuz ˌflæʃ, ˈnyuz /

noun

Journalism.

a brief dispatch sent by a wire service, usually transmitting preliminary news of an important story or development.

Etymology

Origin of news flash

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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Josh Beckerman writes corporate news flash headlines and articles on a wide range of topics for Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 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

For a time, nonprofits resisted those trends, but Eshelman surprised me with a news flash.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2023

Here’s a news flash: These supposedly binding offers do not, in fact, oblige you to attend.

From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2021

Like that news flash was supposed to make what they’d done better.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy

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