Usage Note
Scoop is a direct borrowing from English journalism, used in French media to mean an exclusive story or revelation. It is invariable in spelling and pronounced much like the English source. A journalist who breaks a story is said to avoir le scoop.
Examples
"Le journal a publié un scoop ce matin."
Natural Translation
The newspaper published a scoop this morning.
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