slow news day

noun

: a day with little news to report

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But camp is long, and managers usually hem and haw until the big reveal, which tends to happen on a slow news day. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025 The second piece, an opinion column by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Nicholas Kristof, was harder to dismiss as a slow news day. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026 Kendra Randle responds Kendra Randle responded to the story on social media, calling it a slow news day. — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 14 May 2023 During what must have been a slow news day Monday, the sports writers at USA Today quizzed Microsoft’s Copilot on the day’s World Cup matches. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 18 June 2026

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