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Common collocations with news in American Collocation

news noun uncountable

US /nuz/

good

excellent
fantastic
good
great
positive
welcome
wonderful

Joe has good news for Pauline – his daughter Megan can attend the wedding.

bad

awful
bad
disturbing
shocking
terrible

So you’re suggesting that next year we say to them: “We have some bad news for you.”

exciting

exciting
interesting

You might think that this is not very exciting news.

sad

devastating
sad
tragic

He received letters next day from his wife and sister, conveying the same sad news.

get news

get
have
hear
receive

I was so very sorry to hear the news of Carl’s death yesterday.

give someone news

announce
break
bring
deliver
give someone
tell someone

We were worried about breaking the news to our friends and families.

share news

share
spread

Sheila hurried back to the room to share her news.

be pleased to get news

welcome

We welcome the news that the project has received funding from the Home Office.

wait for news

await
respect
wait for

The family anxiously awaits news of their son James, who is away at war.

arrive

arrive
come
reach

But during the day worrying news arrived that the Duke of Cumberland’s army was already at Lichfield.

become known by more people

spread

The news spread quickly.