stops the presses

A form of stop the presses — An exclamation used to introduce especially new, important, surprising, or recent developments.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of stop the presses
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APA

stops the presses. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stops%20the%20presses

MLA

“stops the presses.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stops%20the%20presses. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stops the presses,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stops%20the%20presses.

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