Noun a special report on health a report from our correspondent in China She wrote a report of the meeting. He gave a detailed report on the project. She filled out a police report at the scene of the accident. the government's report on crime in 2006 Unconfirmed reports state that over 100 people were hurt. Police have received reports of gang activity in the neighborhood. Verb The murder was reported in the national news. Several TV stations are reporting that the police are close to making an arrest. Their job is to report the news accurately and fairly. He was asked to report the details of the meeting. Tomorrow the committee will report its findings on air pollution. The doctor reported some improvement in her condition. See More
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The most recent consumer-price index report in Canada indicated annual inflation slowed in July to 7.6% from a four-decade high of 8.1%. Paul Vieira, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 According to a recent McKinsey report, the U.S. quit rate remains 25% higher than pre-pandemic levels. Roula Amire, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2022 Altogether, 64% of the continent is facing drought or in imminent danger of it, according to a recent report. Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2022 In fact, a recent travel trends report by American Express Travel found that 76% of those parents surveyed planned to travel more with their family in 2022. Tamara Hardingham-gill, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022 As part of that worrisome trend, Massachusetts is projected to see an increase in both extreme precipitation and drought, according to a recent report from UMass Boston. Sabrina Shankman, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2022 In the center's most recent report surveying crime and safety in public schools, about 939,000 violent incidents occurred during the 2019 to 2020 school year. Trevor Dunnell, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2022 The city was named one of the top 10 destinations for travelers from North and Latin America earlier this summer, according to a recent Expedia travel insight report. Katie Rice, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022 As a recent Economic Policy Institute report observed, high unionization rates are good for workers across the board. Jim Millercommunity Voices Contributor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022
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Word spread, and soon more than a dozen women had called to report abuse. Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2022 Politico was first to report that Fetterman had agreed to one debate. Marc Levy, ajc, 7 Sep. 2022 On Thursday, authorities from the Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital called the New Philadelphia Police Department to report an unresponsive child, who was taken to the emergency room by his father, police wrote in its official Facebook page. Elaine Aradillas, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2022 The Akron Beacon Journal, which sought release of the videos under the city law requiring police to post videos of incidents involving police use of deadly force, was first to report on the content of the fresh videos last week.CNN, 4 Sep. 2022 Many of the king’s attendants — including his ambitious Hand, Ser Otto Hightower — are super-hype to report that a pseudo-mythical white stag has been spotted in the forest, an auspicious omen for young Aegon. Sean T. Collins, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2022 Deadline was first to report this news of agencies’ frustrations regarding restrictions at the festival. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 3 Sep. 2022 That's right, as Reuters was first to report (case PDF here), Arm is suing Qualcomm over its $1.4 billion acquisition of Nuvia. Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 1 Sep. 2022 The New York Times was first to report on the indictment. Robert Legare, CBS News, 1 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from reporter to bring back, report, from Latin reportare, from re- + portare to carry — more at fare