hard news
Americannoun
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At the second hospital, a surgeon walked in, took one look at me and stopped—with that stillness that comes before hard news.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Podcast listeners are commonly understood to have tuned out hard news in favor of like-minded communities, which includes Cooper’s primarily Gen Z Daddy Gang listenership.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2024
Colleagues described Buell as a “visionary” who encouraged photographers to try new ways of covering hard news.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
In other words, X’s pivot to video does not seem to be focused on substantive argument or even hard news.
From Slate ● Jan. 12, 2024
It must have been hard news for her to take, though.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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