cover story

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cover story

1. A story that is deemed important enough (or scandalous enough) to be featured on the cover of a magazine. If those two celebrities are getting divorced, that has to be our cover story this week.

2. The story that one tells as an alibi, even though it is untrue. Our cover story is that we had car trouble and that's why we're coming home past curfew, OK?

cover story

1. A featured story in a magazine that concerns the illustration on the cover, as in The earthquake is this week's cover story for all the news magazines. [Mid-1900s]

2. A false story intended to mislead or deceive; also, an alibi. For example, Their cover story while investigating local repair services was that they had just bought the house and were having problems, or The suspect gave the police some cover story about being held up . [Mid-1900s]

See also: cover, story

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

See also:

put (someone or something) among (someone or something)
put among
large as/larger than life, as
larger
larger than life
be larger than life
better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
#priorities
put (one's) trousers on one leg at a time (just like everybody else)
put (one's) pants on one leg at a time (just like everybody else)

References in periodicals archive

"We are honored to collaborate with Karl Lagerfeld and share the brand's trademark Parisian aesthetic with Indian consumers," said Manjula Tiwari, CEO of Cover Story.

Karl Lagerfeld collaborates with Cover Story to launch womenswear collection

For much more on this topic, we urge you to read our Cover Story on Eurofighter Typhoon in this issue.

TRADE WARS DEFENCE-STYLE: The acquisition of military equipment from the US, such as fighter jets, could be affected if tariff spat continues to escalate

Top companies: Our cover story was our annual survey of Africa's top 250 companies, revealing a 'bedding down' of growth.

Month by month top business stories of 2014

Let us know what you think of our cover story, and how you think the field should address issues around programs' ethical conduct.

Letter from the editor

Honourable mentions went to Nancy Calvert-Koyzis for her theological or scholarly article about women theologians in the May 2011 issue, to Laurence DeWolfe for his biblical interpretation in the June 2011 Progressive Lectionary column, and to Caroline Bishop for her design of the October 2011 cover story.

Record garners Church Press awards

In a cover story titled "The End of a Violent Year," the editors paired the poem with several illustrations by Chicago artist Franklin McMahon, who for many years contributed illustrations and documented events for U.S.

The end of a violent year: at the end of 1968 a poet and an artist looked back on a tragic year

In the meantime, we've become connoisseurs of bottled water, a problem E first noted in a 2003 cover story and later in a Bottled Water Backlash feature in May/June 2008.

Fresh water

* CW, September-October 2007 One of the graphics that accompanied the "Taking the Long View" cover story was credited to the wrong source.

Corrections

Our May cover story described the growing demand for instrumentation within the burgeoning biofuels sector.

Biofuels redux

THAT WAS A TREMENDOUS COVER story highlighting the "Top 50 Power Brokers in Hollywood." Seeing Nicole Marie Richardson sitting with mega-huge, bankable titan Will Smith on page 14 not only reinforces the reach, influence, and magnitude of BLACK ENTERPRISE but also notarizes the work, effort, and time that went into that piece.

Authentic journalism

In our cover story, we look at Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, Hillary Clinton, and Mitt Romney, and ask whether America is ready for a black, Hispanic, female, or Mormon President.

Letter from the editor

In addition to being the engine used in both the Ford Edge (see cover story) and the Lincoln MKX, Ford Motor Co.

Ford's new multi-use element

The first issue of the magazine includes a cover story on the growth and expansion of franchising.

"Franchise Market" magazine for entrepreneurs/small businesses

The station won first place in spot news for its breaking news coverage of the Praxair fire last June, first place for investigative reporting with Leisa Zigman's "Bullying" cover story, and the station picked up a special certificate of merit in investigative reporting for her "Crumbling Clasrooms" cover story.

KSDK (Channel 5)

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释义	cover story Related to cover story: cover letter cover story 1. A story that is deemed important enough (or scandalous enough) to be featured on the cover of a magazine. If those two celebrities are getting divorced, that has to be our cover story this week. 2. The story that one tells as an alibi, even though it is untrue. Our cover story is that we had car trouble and that's why we're coming home past curfew, OK? See also: cover, story Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. cover story 1. A featured story in a magazine that concerns the illustration on the cover, as in The earthquake is this week's cover story for all the news magazines. [Mid-1900s] 2. A false story intended to mislead or deceive; also, an alibi. For example, Their cover story while investigating local repair services was that they had just bought the house and were having problems, or The suspect gave the police some cover story about being held up . [Mid-1900s] See also: cover, story The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: put (someone or something) among (someone or something) put among large as/larger than life, as larger larger than life be larger than life better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion #priorities put (one's) trousers on one leg at a time (just like everybody else) put (one's) pants on one leg at a time (just like everybody else) References in periodicals archive "We are honored to collaborate with Karl Lagerfeld and share the brand's trademark Parisian aesthetic with Indian consumers," said Manjula Tiwari, CEO of Cover Story. Karl Lagerfeld collaborates with Cover Story to launch womenswear collection For much more on this topic, we urge you to read our Cover Story on Eurofighter Typhoon in this issue. TRADE WARS DEFENCE-STYLE: The acquisition of military equipment from the US, such as fighter jets, could be affected if tariff spat continues to escalate Top companies: Our cover story was our annual survey of Africa's top 250 companies, revealing a 'bedding down' of growth. Month by month top business stories of 2014 Let us know what you think of our cover story, and how you think the field should address issues around programs' ethical conduct. Letter from the editor Honourable mentions went to Nancy Calvert-Koyzis for her theological or scholarly article about women theologians in the May 2011 issue, to Laurence DeWolfe for his biblical interpretation in the June 2011 Progressive Lectionary column, and to Caroline Bishop for her design of the October 2011 cover story. Record garners Church Press awards In a cover story titled "The End of a Violent Year," the editors paired the poem with several illustrations by Chicago artist Franklin McMahon, who for many years contributed illustrations and documented events for U.S. The end of a violent year: at the end of 1968 a poet and an artist looked back on a tragic year In the meantime, we've become connoisseurs of bottled water, a problem E first noted in a 2003 cover story and later in a Bottled Water Backlash feature in May/June 2008. Fresh water * CW, September-October 2007 One of the graphics that accompanied the "Taking the Long View" cover story was credited to the wrong source. Corrections Our May cover story described the growing demand for instrumentation within the burgeoning biofuels sector. Biofuels redux THAT WAS A TREMENDOUS COVER story highlighting the "Top 50 Power Brokers in Hollywood." Seeing Nicole Marie Richardson sitting with mega-huge, bankable titan Will Smith on page 14 not only reinforces the reach, influence, and magnitude of BLACK ENTERPRISE but also notarizes the work, effort, and time that went into that piece. Authentic journalism In our cover story, we look at Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, Hillary Clinton, and Mitt Romney, and ask whether America is ready for a black, Hispanic, female, or Mormon President. Letter from the editor In addition to being the engine used in both the Ford Edge (see cover story) and the Lincoln MKX, Ford Motor Co. Ford's new multi-use element The first issue of the magazine includes a cover story on the growth and expansion of franchising. "Franchise Market" magazine for entrepreneurs/small businesses The station won first place in spot news for its breaking news coverage of the Praxair fire last June, first place for investigative reporting with Leisa Zigman's "Bullying" cover story, and the station picked up a special certificate of merit in investigative reporting for her "Crumbling Clasrooms" cover story. KSDK (Channel 5)
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