as in information
a report of recent events or facts not previously known
dropped by to give me the latest news about her daughter
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Kirsten Eddy, a senior researcher at Pew Research Center who specializes in news and information habits, notes that the internet and social media have changed people’s attitudes toward information.
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Big Think, 13 Oct. 2025
Major news networks continued their coverage of President Donald Trump‘s trip to the Middle East to take a victory lap over a ceasefire in Israel’s war with Hamas.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
The Harvard, Illinois Police Department said in a news release that the couple were found when an officer on October 6 noticed a parked car with its hazard lights activated.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
The good news is that trade threats between Ottawa and Washington have eased a bit in recent months.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
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Big Think, 13 Oct. 2025
Major news networks continued their coverage of President Donald Trump‘s trip to the Middle East to take a victory lap over a ceasefire in Israel’s war with Hamas.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
The Harvard, Illinois Police Department said in a news release that the couple were found when an officer on October 6 noticed a parked car with its hazard lights activated.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
The good news is that trade threats between Ottawa and Washington have eased a bit in recent months.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
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“News.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/news. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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