headline news
HED-lyn NOOZ
ˈhɛdlaɪn njuːzListen
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the most prominent or significant stories of the day, given top billing in news programmes and publications; a story that is described as headline news is of sufficient importance, impact, or public interest to merit the most prominent placement in a news broadcast or front page; the phrase is also used more generally to describe any event or development considered major enough to dominate public attention, with implications about the gatekeeping decisions through which editors determine what rises to the level of maximum prominence
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