leading article
Americannoun
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Also called leader. the most important or prominent news story in a newspaper.
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British. leader.
noun
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another term for leader
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the article given most prominence in a magazine or newspaper
Etymology
Origin of leading article
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
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CP Scott writes a leading article to mark the centenary of the paper that becomes recognised around the world as the blueprint for independent journalism and includes the line “Comment is free, but facts are sacred.”
From The Guardian ● Jan. 15, 2018
In a leading article, the Times says many criticisms can reasonably be made of the Treasury's assumptions in the report but Mr Osborne has thrown down a challenge.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2016
But it is the prominent title of the leading article that is the most degrading of all.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 22, 2012
In the current Yale Review, the leading article, "Education for Adults," comes from his pen.
From Time Magazine Archive
Macaulay, though never a newspaper man, is in point of manner, the father of the leading article.
From Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country by Escott, T. H. S. (Thomas Hay Sweet)
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