Job's news

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Job's news

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From the Biblical story in which many unfortunate things happen to Job.

noun Job's-news

  1. uncountable Very bad news. What mystery is in the wind?—Hark! a human voice reporting articulately the Job’s-news: Necker, People’s Minister, Saviour of France, is dismissed.

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noun bad news

DeutschHiobsbotschaft
עבריתבשורת איוב b'sorát iyóv

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"Job's news." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/job's%20news. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Job's news. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/job's%20news

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"Job's news." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/job's%20news.

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@misc{job_s_news_2026,
  title = {Job's news},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/job's%20news},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}