Idiom
break the story
Meaning
To be the first to address or publicize an issue, often a news story.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The local newspaper was the first to break the story.”
“The reporter worked all night to verify the facts before her network could break the story to the public.”
“Although the government attempted to suppress the scandal, an investigative journalist managed to break the story, triggering a massive public outcry.”
Examples
simple
“The local newspaper was the first to break the story.”
contextual
“The reporter worked all night to verify the facts before her network could break the story to the public.”
complex
“Although the government attempted to suppress the scandal, an investigative journalist managed to break the story, triggering a massive public outcry.”
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