bury the lede

verb

Definitions

  1. To begin a story with details of secondary importance to the reader while postponing more…

    To begin a story with details of secondary importance to the reader while postponing more essential points or facts.

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

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for bury the lede. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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