news flash

noun Journalism.

flash(def 6).

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schlep

to say or do hesitantly or awkwardly

to fold or wind around something

to carry; lug

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Origin of news flash

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby news flash

news, news agency, news analyst, news case, news conference, news flash, news media, news peg, news service, news story, news vendor

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Example sentences from the Web for newsflash

And newsflash, a lot of those businesses do not pay $14 an hour or anywhere near it.
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Newsflash for the sentimental leftists polluting my Twitter timeline with Chavez apologia: state socialism doesn't work.
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Newsflash Nard-dawg, unplanned pregnancy is sometimes a good thing.
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In case you missed the newsflash, the end of days will not be December 21 of this year.
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This Just In Newsflash: I am special, and I will never be one of you!
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British Dictionary definitions for newsflash

newsflash

/ (ˈnjuːzˌflæʃ) /

noun

a brief item of important news, often interrupting a radio or television programme

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