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news story

American  

noun

  1. a news report of any length, usually presented in a straightforward style and without editorial comment.

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The paper’s management reportedly spiking a news story about this week’s layoffs means the outlet is all but dead now.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

Don Lemon detailed the moments surrounding his incarceration and his experience as a journalist becoming the center of a news story.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

The victory by the Henrys is a good news story.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

This is a breaking news story, more details will be added soon.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025

More often than not, surveys do include such confidence intervals, but they don’t make it into the news story.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

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