Fleet Street

noun

: the London press
Fleet Streeter noun

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Sharing second place, with three nods each, are Cabaret, Company, Fiddler on the Roof, Guys and Dolls, Peter Pan and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Paul Grein, Billboard, 1 May 2025 Officers called to the 1000 block of Fleet Street in Harbor East around 7 p.m. found a male pedestrian with a leg injury, Baltimore police said in a news release. Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025 Bower, who is also a musician, made his film debut in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025 The first Best Actor nomination came for Pirates of the Caribbean (2003), which was followed by nods for Finding Neverland (2004) and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007). Tim Lammers, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Fleet Street

Word History

Etymology

Fleet Street, London, England, center of the London newspaper district

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Fleet Street was in 1882

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“Fleet Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Fleet%20Street. Accessed 16 May. 2025.

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