live coverage

noun

: a broadcast of an event on a radio or television program while the event is happening

The network will have live coverage of the game.

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For the latest updates on Hurricane Isaias and its aftermath, follow AJC’s live coverage and hour-by-hour forecasts. — Charles Minshew, AJC.com, 10 Oct. 2026 Clark served as a reporter from Times Square for live coverage of the ball drop and arrival of 1973. — Paul Grein, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026 Inner City Press reported the exchange in its live coverage of the nearly three-hour hearing. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2026 Our live coverage of the Caleb Flynn sentencing has concluded. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for live coverage

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