grab (the) headlines

idiom

: to be given much attention in the news

A new cancer treatment grabbed (the) headlines this week.

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The flame-lighting, with its broad TV coverage — although the official stream shies from showing any form of protest — is a magnet for activists who want to grab headlines. —

Nicholas Paphitis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2024 Although the outside world has taken little notice, democracy has spread significantly around the continent in the last two decades, and although conflicts grab the headlines, evidence suggests that war and other forms of large-scale violence have declined during this same period. —

Howard W. French, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015 Myths about fraud and abuse may grab headlines but don’t represent reality. —

Clifford Tatum, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024 But what about zombie companies whose financial struggles may not grab headlines? —

Robert Gorin, WWD, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for grab (the) headlines

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