grab (the) headlines
idiom
: to be given much attention in the news
A new cancer treatment grabbed (the) headlines this week.
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For investors, the lesson is clear: while crypto prices grab headlines, the real value lies in the infrastructure enabling its use.
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Roomy Khan, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Despite these achievements, investor scrutiny remained focused on Apple’s comparative lag in artificial intelligence rollouts—especially as competitors like Meta and Microsoft grab headlines for major AI advances.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 31 July 2025
While speed and innovation grab headlines, resilience is what sustains companies through turbulence and positions them to lead when others falter.
—Padmakumar Nair, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
While the Hamptons and Aspen grab the headlines, the real story of elite summer travel is unfolding in the San Juan Mountains at Telluride, Colorado.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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Roomy Khan, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Despite these achievements, investor scrutiny remained focused on Apple’s comparative lag in artificial intelligence rollouts—especially as competitors like Meta and Microsoft grab headlines for major AI advances.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 31 July 2025
While speed and innovation grab headlines, resilience is what sustains companies through turbulence and positions them to lead when others falter.
—Padmakumar Nair, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
While the Hamptons and Aspen grab the headlines, the real story of elite summer travel is unfolding in the San Juan Mountains at Telluride, Colorado.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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“Grab (the) headlines.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grab%20%28the%29%20headlines. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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