the latest
noun
informal
1
: the most recent news or information about something
Have you heard the latest?
2
: the most recent or modern version of something
—+ in
The store carries the latest in home improvement products.
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The incident was reported Friday at 7 a.m., and the latest update regarding this incident was made available on Friday at 10:39 p.m.
Lane on US-69 closed in Overland Park
One lane is closed between 119th Street and 103rd Street on northbound US-69.
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Kansas City Star, 28 June 2025
The top ten coldest housing markets in the United States, where buyers have more power, are all in the South, according to the latest Zillow's Market Heat Index, while the hottest ones, where sellers have more power, are clustered in the Northeast.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
Shortly before midnight, the Senate Budget Committee unveiled 940 pages that account for the latest revisions to the sweeping bill, a hodgepodge of tax, border, and energy priorities.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 28 June 2025
In the latest challenge to the 2010 Affordable Care Act – commonly known as Obamacare – the majority turned aside an attack on free access to cancer screenings, drugs that prevent HIV, cholesterol-lowering medication and other preventive health care services.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 June 2025
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Kansas City Star, 28 June 2025
The top ten coldest housing markets in the United States, where buyers have more power, are all in the South, according to the latest Zillow's Market Heat Index, while the hottest ones, where sellers have more power, are clustered in the Northeast.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
Shortly before midnight, the Senate Budget Committee unveiled 940 pages that account for the latest revisions to the sweeping bill, a hodgepodge of tax, border, and energy priorities.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 28 June 2025
In the latest challenge to the 2010 Affordable Care Act – commonly known as Obamacare – the majority turned aside an attack on free access to cancer screenings, drugs that prevent HIV, cholesterol-lowering medication and other preventive health care services.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 June 2025
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“The latest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20latest. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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