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news flash

noun Journalism.

flash(def 6).

Origin of news flash

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby news flash

news, news agency, news analyst, news case, news conference, news flash, news media, news peg, news service, news story, news vendor

Example sentences from the Web for newsflash

And newsflash, a lot of those businesses do not pay $14 an hour or anywhere near it.

Hobby Lobby: Sex, Lies, and Craft Supplies |Sally Kohn |July 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Newsflash for the sentimental leftists polluting my Twitter timeline with Chavez apologia: state socialism doesn't work.

How Did Chavez's Socialism Treat Venezuela? |David Frum |March 6, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Newsflash Nard-dawg, unplanned pregnancy is sometimes a good thing.

TV Does Sex Ed |Abby Haglage |October 19, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
In case you missed the newsflash, the end of days will not be December 21 of this year.

New Mayan Discovery: The World Isn’t Ending! |Vivien Marx |May 10, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

This Just In Newsflash: I am special, and I will never be one of you!

The Poetry of Charlie Sheen |Michael Solomon |March 1, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for newsflash

newsflash

/ (ˈnjuːzˌflæʃ) /

noun

a brief item of important news, often interrupting a radio or television programme