An Americanism dating back to 1900–05
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When revealing his diagnosis to the world, he said it reminded him of his decision to publicly come out as gay in 2013 in a front-page cover story for Sports Illustrated.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
The Washington Post mentioned it in the 36th and final paragraph of its front-page story on McVeigh’s arrest.
From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2026
“All the President’s Men” underscores that sentiment with its matter-of-fact final shot, watching a teletype machine writing out years of front-page headlines leading to Nixon’s resignation.
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2026
Mason said she is thrilled with the festival’s selection of her film, just as she was by The Times chronicling the sleuths cracking the case in a front-page story in 2023, which the film highlights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2026
The School Board’s decision was front-page news in every Washington paper.
From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman
In 1997, the paper ran a famous front page naming the five prime suspects in Stephen's murder.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Donald Trump beams front page of the Observer, which considers the financial benefits to being the president.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
The match in Mexico is also front and centre of the front page, which carries a photo of fans decked out in England jerseys and flying the St George Cross.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Their front page spread includes photographs of Police Constables Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes, both of whom were killed in the line of duty after responding to reports of a burglary in 2012.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Until the statue showed up on the front page, the museum hadn’t noticed it was gone.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
That Sunday, the Times front-paged a further downsizing from the vocabulary of evil, psychologizing the murderous Chechen bros with what seemed like existentialist anxiety, by speculating that “signs of alienation” may explain the crime.
From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2013
The New York Times last week front-paged a story on phone call records that apparently should have been part of the Chappaquiddick investigation but were not.
From Time Magazine Archive
Excited students read of it in their Chicago Maroon which front-paged a large picture of President Hutchins.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last spring, from Hong Kong, he ostensibly entered the People's Republic and produced a five-part series that the paper front-paged.
From Time Magazine Archive
But they front-paged what I felt about Northern white and black Freedom Riders going South to “demonstrate.”
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
Two exceptions were the Washington Star-News and the Louisville Courier-Journal, which managed to cut through the intricacies by front-paging capsule highlights of Nixon's statement in addition to giving more detailed stories.
From Time Magazine Archive
See the one shrivel who goes around front-paging his age.
From The University of Hard Knocks by Parlette, Ralph
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