How common do you think the following words are in news headlines? Choose five that you think are the most common.
Besiege
Crackdown
Alert
Target
Reveal
Battle
Hearing
Stand trial
Risk
Seek
Safeguard
Fight
Reject
Deny
Rumour
Case
Doubt
Back
Become
Dozens
Envoy
Sentence
Charge
Remain
Threat
Demand
Offer
Enquiry
Appear
Protest
Cut
Spared
Imminent
Curb
Eye
Hike
Probe
Pen
Stun
Duo
Hike
Ink
Unrest
Lull
You have three minutes to find which word on this list has the most hits on Google News. Start with the five you chose. The team that finds the one with most is the winner.
What do the following words mean when used in headlines? Search for some examples in Google News to check
To eye
A hearing
A case
To back
To sentence
To curb
Probe
To pen
Duo
Hike
To ink
Can you remember anything about the stories that the words came from? Can you think of any other news stories that these words could be used for?
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