1
: a line in a written document or a printed publication giving the date and place of composition or issue
2
dateline
transitive verb
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Here are a few of my other favorite datelines from across this endlessly fascinating state.
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Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
In newspaper and wire service parlance, a dateline is the name of a place, typically written in capital letters and followed by an em dash, at the beginning of an article.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
The cosmic dateline sounds like a billionaire’s vanity project in an area where the man and his galactic dreams already enjoy broad support from residents and state and local officials.
—Jim Vertuno, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Some holiday-season datelines are holy sites of worship.
—John Otis, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
In newspaper and wire service parlance, a dateline is the name of a place, typically written in capital letters and followed by an em dash, at the beginning of an article.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
The cosmic dateline sounds like a billionaire’s vanity project in an area where the man and his galactic dreams already enjoy broad support from residents and state and local officials.
—Jim Vertuno, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Some holiday-season datelines are holy sites of worship.
—John Otis, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Dateline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dateline. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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