news flash

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noun Journalism.

flash(def 6).

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Origin of news flash

First recorded in 1900–05

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Contemporary Examples

And newsflash, a lot of those businesses do not pay $14 an hour or anywhere near it.
Hobby Lobby: Sex, Lies, and Craft Supplies
Sally Kohn
July 2, 2014
Newsflash for the sentimental leftists polluting my Twitter timeline with Chavez apologia: state socialism doesn't work.
How Did Chavez's Socialism Treat Venezuela?
David Frum
March 6, 2013
Newsflash Nard-dawg, unplanned pregnancy is sometimes a good thing.
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Abby Haglage
October 19, 2012
In case you missed the newsflash, the end of days will not be December 21 of this year.
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Vivien Marx
May 10, 2012
This Just In Newsflash: I am special, and I will never be one of you!
The Poetry of Charlie Sheen
Michael Solomon
March 1, 2011

British Dictionary definitions for newsflash

newsflash

noun

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

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