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dateline

[ deyt-lahyn ]

/ ˈdeɪtˌlaɪn /

noun

a line of text giving the place of origin and usually the date of a news dispatch or the like.

verb (used with object), date·lined, date·lin·ing.

to furnish (a news story) with a dateline: He datelines his reports Damascus.

Origin of dateline

First recorded in 1885–90; date¹ + line¹

Words nearby dateline

date-stamp, datebook, dated, datel, dateless, dateline, dating, dating agency, dating bar, dating nail, dative

Example sentences from the Web for dateline

She was first interviewed for a Dateline special back in 2003 by then–NBC correspondent Katie Couric.

Elizabeth Smart, Network Pundit? |Howard Kurtz |July 7, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
In March, she told Dateline NBC that Burnett told the Survivor jury, “Rich played the game better.”

Richard Hatch Can't Win |Andy Dehnart |May 19, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
When asked about Dateline, Sax said, “I am not going to discuss that.”

How Mel Is Winning the Media War |Nicole LaPorte |October 11, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
He has appeared as a guest commentator on Dateline NBC and CBS 48 Hours Mystery.

The Pastor's Disappearing Wives |Steve Huff |September 15, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

After being questioned by the Dateline NBC crew and promising them an on-air interview, Tice contacted me by email.

The Missing Murder Suspect |Rick Outzen |July 31, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
The dateline of each letter, which was right justified in the original, is here presented as a centered subtitle.

The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2 |Elizabeth Bisland
The dateline of each letter, which is right justified in the original, is here presented as a subtitle to each header.

The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 1 |Elizabeth Bisland
Penny paid for the paper and carrying it over to a chair, quickly looked at the dateline.

Behind the Green Door |Mildred A. Wirt
The dateline showed it was July 10, just seven months from the beginning of his memory lapse.

Pursuit |Lester del Rey

British Dictionary definitions for dateline

dateline

/ (ˈdeɪtˌlaɪn) /

noun

journalism the date and location of a story, placed at the top of an article