lede
noun /liːd/
/liːd/
(also lead)
(both US English)Idioms - the first sentence or paragraph of a news story, giving the most important points of the story
- Check out this lede from Monday's front page story.
Idioms
bury the lede/lead (US English)
- to give the most important point of a news story near the end instead of at the beginning
- Unfortunately, he buried the lede in the last paragraph of the story.