stop press
(UK, journalism) An event or news article important enough to delay or interrupt the print, or require a reprint, of a publication, particularly of a newspaper edition.
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(UK, journalism) An event or news article important enough to delay or interrupt the print, or require a reprint, of a publication, particularly of a newspaper edition.
“WRONG IM IGNORING THE ATTENTION DEFICEIT DISORDER RACIST RAPIST CRIMINAL THAT WHICH YOU ARE GIVING HIM NON STOP PRESS HE HATES ME MORE THEN YOU”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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