news of

phrase

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

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As news of his death ricocheted around the world, alarm was rising back home about the mounting deaths of influencers in Mexico, especially in the country’s most dangerous states. Rey Rodríguez, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026 After the sad news of his death, even his biggest admirers were sharing their colorful social media tributes to his let’s-call-it eccentric personality. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2026 At a watch party in Wichita for Senate President Ty Masterson, who secured the Republican nomination for governor, news of the amendment’s defeat received a cool reception. Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026 With the situation in Iran and Hormuz still in flux—Bessent seemed to cheer markets this week with news of another ceasefire deal close in the strait—the weakening yen represented another crack in the still mighty status of the dollar. Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 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 11 Aug. 2026.

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