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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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2025
Before the latest updates, iOS and iPadOS only allowed one app to access the device’s microphone at a time.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
The ban on exports is the latest attempt by the Kremlin to deal with the shortages.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
For more from Vanna White and her son Nikko Santo Pietro, plus more famous families, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE on newsstands Friday.
—Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2025
Before the latest updates, iOS and iPadOS only allowed one app to access the device’s microphone at a time.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
The ban on exports is the latest attempt by the Kremlin to deal with the shortages.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
For more from Vanna White and her son Nikko Santo Pietro, plus more famous families, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE on newsstands Friday.
—Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
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“The latest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20latest. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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