spot news
Americannoun
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the latest news, reported immediately.
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news that occurs unexpectedly.
Example Sentences
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He has worked as deputy chief in the New York corporate news bureau, an editor in the technology bureau and led reporters on Dow Jones Newswires’s spot news team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
If spot news occurs when I’m on vacation or out to dinner, I always have a quality camera to capture news.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 27, 2022
"I do a little bit of everything, but primarily I work on human interest stories and not a lot of spot news stories."
From Fox News ● Sep. 10, 2021
During an earlier stint in Washington in the 1990s, she was AP’s assistant bureau chief for news, running spot news coverage and overseeing the foreign affairs and national security beats.
From Washington Post ● May 11, 2021
To this retired spot news penetrated with decorum and conservatism.
From White Ashes by Kennedy, Sidney R. (Sidney Robinson)
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