news flash
Americannoun
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news flashes
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of news flash
First recorded in 1900–05
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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
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
At some point — news flash — the sixth-year senior will serve up an interception.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2023
In Seattle a news flash from Oakland interrupted regular radio programming, and people who had been sitting dejectedly by the radio stood up and slapped each other on the back and shook hands.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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