breaking news

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Noun

breaking news (uncountable)

  1. News that has either just happened or is currently happening.
    Breaking news may contain incomplete information, factual errors, or poor editing because of a rush to publication.
    • 2020 December 2, Industry Insider, “The costs of cutting carbon”, in Rail, page 76:
      There is also breaking news that the delayed Crossrail project in London cannot be completed without a further £80 million injection of funds.

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