• bury the lead (non-US and some US)

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burythelede (third-person singular simple presentburies the lede,present participleburying the lede,simple past and past participleburied the lede)

1. (idiomatic, US, journalism) Tobegin a story with details ofsecondary importance to the reader whilepostponing more essential points or facts.

   The news account started by recounting details of the candidate's appearance andburied the lede by not mentioning his new call for tax reform until the 19th paragraph.

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• Alternative spelling of "lead"

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