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• front-page
  front-page

  adjective

  of major importance; worth putting on the first page of a newspaper.
• front page
  front page

  noun

  the first and most visible page of a newspaper, magazine, or other publication; front matter.

front-page

¹ American  

[fruhnt-peyj] / ˈfrʌntˈpeɪdʒ /

adjective

1. of major importance; worth putting on the first page of a newspaper.

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verb (used with object)

front-paged, front-paging

1. to run (copy) on the front page, especially of a newspaper.

front page ² American  

[fruhnt-payj] / ˈfrʌntˈpeɪdʒ /

noun

1. the first and most visible page of a newspaper, magazine, or other publication; front matter.

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front-page British  

noun

1. (modifier) important or newsworthy enough to be put on the front page of a newspaper

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Etymology

Origin of front-page

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05

Example Sentences

Just now, as it happens, the price of gasoline receives front-page coverage and is flashed almost minute by minute on cable news shows.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The trial at Oslo district court has lasted almost seven weeks and every day of evidence has been front-page news in Norway.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

The other story above the front-page fold is a critique of the defense secretary: “Hegseth’s Vengeful Rhetoric Grew From Experience in Iraq.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

“All the President’s Men” underscores that sentiment with its matter-of-fact final shot, watching a teletype machine writing out years of front-page headlines leading to Nixon’s resignation.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

It was front-page news all over the country.

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

Related Words

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