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standfirst
/ 藞蝉迟忙苍诲藢蹿蓽藧蝉迟 /
noun
- journalism an introductory paragraph in an article, printed in larger or bolder type or in capitals, which summarizes the article
Example Sentences
The standfirst of this article was amended on 18 August 2020 to correct how long it has been since the ratification of the 19th amendment.
An earlier version had referred to Beihan rather than Beihai in the standfirst, and the accompanying picture had been of Beihai park in Beijing, rather than the city of Beihai itself.
The column in question, by Gail Collins, ran on Wednesday under the headline 鈥淟et鈥檚 call it Trumpvirus鈥 and with a standfirst which read: 鈥淚f you鈥檙e feeling awful, you know who to blame.鈥
Many people seem to feel the need to defend the pair, as summed up in this GQ standfirst: 鈥淓mmanuel Macron鈥檚 wife Brigitte Trogneux is 24 years his senior. So what?鈥
The magazine confirmed the death of the father-of-two at the concert in a standfirst to the review, published online.
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