stop press

noun

1. news items inserted into a newspaper after the printing has been started
2. the space regularly left blank for this

Example Sentences

Despite Boies’ efforts, however, it seems unlikely that a letter will stop press momentum on the story.

From The Verge

The heart-stopping moment, which might give the 2012 Locog officials a shudder down their spines, was recorded in a single stop press news paragraph on 31 July, headed The Olympic Flame.

From The Guardian

But his eager eyes scanned the stop press paragraph as he went.

From Project Gutenberg

Ah!—here we are!—there is more in the stop press space of this one.

From Project Gutenberg

For any sake stop press, cancel that leader, put back the tariff, votes for women, anything, only stop it....

From Project Gutenberg