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CO Liberal

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Thu Nov-13-03 05:53 PM
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88. From www.dictionary.com

Edited on Thu Nov-13-03 05:53 PM by CO Liberal

news Pronunciation Key (nz, nyz)
pl.n. (used with a sing. verb)

1. Information about recent events or happenings, especially as reported by newspapers, periodicals, radio, or television.

2. A presentation of such information, as in a newspaper or on a newscast.

3. New information of any kind: The requirement was news to him.

4. Newsworthy material: “a public figure on a scale unimaginable in America; whatever he did was news” (James Atlas).

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Based on this definition, those old quotes are not "news".

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