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| news [ nyooz ] |
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1. recent information: information about recent events or developments
 I phoned the hospital, and the news is good.
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2. current events: information about current events printed in newspapers or broadcast by the media
 She has been in the news a lot lately.
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3. programme: a radio or television broadcast presenting the important events or developments that have taken place
 I heard about it on the radio news.
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4. somebody or something interesting: somebody or something considered as being of interest to people in general
 The reporters considered that the Royal Family were always news.
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5. something previously unknown: something previously unknown to somebody that he or she is surprised to hear about
 They're divorcing? That's news to me!
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| [15th century. Plural of new] |