break a story

[for a media outlet] to be the first to broadcast or distribute the story of an event. The Tribune broke the story before the Herald could even send a reporter to the scene.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Amelia	ə-MEE-lee-ə (English), ə-MEEL-yə (English), ah-ME-lyah (Italian), ah-ME-lee-ah (German)	English, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic
Tam (1)	-	Scottish
ÒScar	-	Catalan
Spyro	-	Greek
Iakovu	-	Old Church Slavic
ZbygnĚV	-	Czech (Archaic)