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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Denver Public Schools is set to become the latest K-12 system in Colorado to ban students’ use of cellphones during school hours, with the Board of Education likely to give final approval to a districtwide prohibition Monday evening.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 8 June 2026
This is the latest major deal Corning has signed regarding data centers.
—Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
And so, in the constant tug-of-war between tradition and innovation, the latest design heaves toward history, meeting the future’s infrastructure needs in comfortingly familiar costume.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 June 2026
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Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
Denver Public Schools is set to become the latest K-12 system in Colorado to ban students’ use of cellphones during school hours, with the Board of Education likely to give final approval to a districtwide prohibition Monday evening.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 8 June 2026
This is the latest major deal Corning has signed regarding data centers.
—Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
And so, in the constant tug-of-war between tradition and innovation, the latest design heaves toward history, meeting the future’s infrastructure needs in comfortingly familiar costume.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 June 2026
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“The latest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20latest. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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