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news bulletin

 noun
     
Related topics: Television and Radio
news bulletin [countable]
1 British EnglishAMT a short news programme on radio or television, reporting only the most important information
2 American EnglishAMT a very short news programme on radio or television, broadcast suddenly in the middle of another programme when something very important has happened [= newsflash British English]
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