headlines

plural of headline
as in titles
a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize I usually just glance at the headlines in the morning paper before dashing off to work

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Recent Examples of headlines John Fisher owes Bob Nutting a fruit basket for taking the A’s owner out the cross-hairs and out of the headlines for a few days. Dan Freedman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians. Aisha M. Beliso-De Jesús / Made By History, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024 Not long ago, the killing of humanitarian workers produced outraged headlines. Angelina Jolie, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024 Sy gave us great, exclusive stories — stories that had nothing to do with his clients and made national headlines — in exchange for his chunks. Susan Mulcahy, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024 Big tech has been making headlines this week. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024 Around the Table A round-up of the most important HR headlines. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024 The Menendez brothers were convicted of murder in the Nineties in a trial that made headlines for months, both for the stakes of the Menendez family’s money and the violent nature of the murders. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024 Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Sean Conlon, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024

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“Headlines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headlines. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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