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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While speed and innovation grab headlines, resilience is what sustains companies through turbulence and positions them to lead when others falter.
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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
While sophisticated models may still grab headlines, the battle is now increasingly about who can serve AI-ready data, fast, resiliently and at scale.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Email Threats Aren’t Going Anywhere Even as AI and quantum security grab headlines, old threats persist.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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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
While sophisticated models may still grab headlines, the battle is now increasingly about who can serve AI-ready data, fast, resiliently and at scale.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Email Threats Aren’t Going Anywhere Even as AI and quantum security grab headlines, old threats persist.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 12 May 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 7 Aug. 2025.
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