news of

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

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The siege was finally lifted after news of the earlier peace arrived. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 2 July 2026 Swift and Kelce shared news of their engagement in August 2025. — Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 3 July 2026 Chips stock were volatile in the back half of the week on news of efficiency gains among the frontier models and a move by Meta to rent out excess computational capacity. — Dan Mangan,luke Fountain,kevin Breuninger,garrett Downs,ashley Capoot,justin Papp, CNBC, 2 July 2026 Texas lawmakers help secure nun's release As news of Ugboaja's detention spread, members of southern Texas’ congressional delegation called for the nun's release. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 2 July 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 8 Jul. 2026.

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