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stop press

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noun

  1. news items inserted into a newspaper after the printing has been started

  2. the space regularly left blank for this

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Around Singh, one sometimes needs to stop, press rewind and take it all in once more, slowly.

From Time Magazine Archive

He wanted to use facts to stop press speculation that might prove embarrassing to his friends, and he wanted to contrast the candor of his Administration with the deviousness of his predecessor's.

From Time Magazine Archive

Soon the Osservatore was told to stop press, await a substitute announcement for the Consistorial Congregation had erred.

From Time Magazine Archive

The reports passed from the "stop press" to the news columns without added detail.

From The Men Who Wrought by Cullum, Ridgwell

Then, in the stop press of the Gleaner's final edition, appeared the following: "Baron Hague, Sir L. Jesson, Messrs. Rohscheimer and Oppner have returned to their homes."

From The Sins of Séverac Bablon by Rohmer, Sax

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