[break] the news
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to inform someone of important or disturbing information
- She had to break the news gently to her friend that their planned trip had to be postponed.
- It's never easy to break the news of a loved one's passing to family members.
- Breaking the news of a company's bankruptcy to its employees was a challenging task for the CEO.
- Parents often have to find the right way to break the news to their children about major life changes.
- The journalist was the first to break the news of the groundbreaking scientific discovery.