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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
news
/njuːz/
noun1 of 2
information about recent events
- “Well of course they are delighted with the excellent news.”Tatoeba
- “News of her death caused great concern throughout the country.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To report; to make known.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)