news flash
noun
a brief dispatch sent by a wire service, usually transmitting preliminary news of an important story or development.
news flashes
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pluralof news flash.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Ian currently manages the U.K. companies desk, overseeing corporate news flashes and quick fire fills for both the Dow Jones Newswire and The Wall Street Journal's website.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
Based on 2017 news flashes, this was not the way it was supposed to turn out.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 24, 2019
That would leave old-fashioned news flashes as the primary warning - albeit hastened to the public consciousness by smart phones and social media.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2018
The “Arc of the Day” study showed that in the morning readers want bite-size headlines and news flashes.
From New York Times ● Jul. 30, 2012
From one end of the Solar Alliance to the other, the visunews and the stereos were full of the attack and escape details, with Strong's name appearing often in the headlines and news flashes.
From On the Trail of the Space Pirates by Louis Glanzman
