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Complete Definition of "stop the presses"

English

Etymology
Originally referred to delaying the printing of a newspaper for late-breaking news.

Interjection
en-intj|pos=stop|Stop the presses

  1. idiom Used to introduce especially new, important, surprising, or recent developments.

See also
hold the phone
stop press

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