running story

American  

noun

Journalism.

1. a story continued in subsequent issues of a newspaper or magazine; serial.

2. a story sent to the compositor in takes.

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Example Sentences

That’s also what this book is doing in the larger sense, finding a running story of this cultural moment.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2020

“Our running story together didn’t start until last year,” the father offered.

From Washington Times • Jul. 22, 2017

When there’s a big multiday running story, you almost can’t push too much.

From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2016

That is, if you don’t care about the running story, you can still enjoy the trials and vice versa.

From Time • Feb. 18, 2013

These men had no interest in the routine of the "running story."

From The Tempering by Buck, Charles Neville