headline

CEFRB1

/ˈhɛd.laɪn/

noun

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In plain English

01
noun
The main title of a newspaper or article.
02
noun
Extra detail
The line at the top of a page containing the folio or number of the page.

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At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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Extra meanings

In context

The headline caught my eye this morning.
The headline on today's newspaper reads "John Doe Wins Wood-Splitting Competition."
Say that you'll never, never, never, never need it One headline, why believe it? Everybody wants to rule the world

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Question 1 · Quick check

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

The word in print, with each source given in full.

Say that you'll never, never, never, never need it One headline, why believe it? Everybody wants to rule the world
1985, Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, Chris Hughes, “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”, in Songs from the Big Chair, performed by Tears for Fears
Risk is everywhere. From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins. For each one there is a frighteningly precise measurement of just how likely it is to jump from the shadows and get you.
2013 June 22, “Snakes and ladders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 76
Once again I take typewriter in hand to express my opinion on two very different issues. Good luck in deciding what to headline this letter.
1974 February 2, Charles Bonnell, “Typewriter In Hand”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 32, page 4

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