news of

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: information or a report about (something that happened)
It was late summer when news of his death arrived.

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News alerts in your inbox: Don't miss the important news of the day. Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 7 Aug. 2025 Caruso broke news of the initiative on Wednesday during an online appearance at CNBC’s Small Business Playbook event. Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025 Lottery officials shared news of the $50,000 win early Aug. 5, before the lucky ticket holder would have been able to claim their prize in person. Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025 Editor's note: This story was updated at 12:23 a.m. ET on Aug. 5 with news of successful liftoff, then again at 1:30 a.m. ET with news of successful satellite deploy. Mike Wall, Space.com, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for news of

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“News of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/news%20of. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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