announcement
Americannoun
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public or formal notice announcing something.
The announcement appeared in the newspapers.
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the act of announcing.
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a short message or commercial, especially a commercial spoken on radio or television.
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a card or piece of formal stationery containing a formal declaration of an event, as a wedding.
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a public statement
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a brief item or advertisement, as in a newspaper
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a formal printed or written invitation
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the act of announcing
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Etymology
Origin of announcement
From the French word anoncement, dating back to 1790–1800. See announce, -ment
Explanation
An announcement is a public statement that's usually formal and has a specific purpose. There are many kinds of announcements, but they're all public and meant to inform. In school, the announcements might say whose birthday it is and what clubs are meeting after school. In a store, an announcement might mention a sale or a lost kid who's looking for her parents. The President makes lots of formal announcements, like the decision to run for re-election. So basically, if it's announcing something, it's an announcement.
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In a July 16 announcement, the FDA refrained from naming Taylor Farms because of legal restrictions around trade secrets, according to people familiar with the decision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
That statement and the £150m figure concerned the existing £3 scheme and pre-dated the new £2 announcement.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The EU expressed relief after the announcement, saying the new levies were "in line with the US tariff commitments agreed under the EU-US Joint Statement."
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
They think this will inform a cautious approach to fiscal 2027 guidance, although they are hopeful that the Australian biopharma will have some new contract wins to report at next month’s annual result announcement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The last time had been to make the announcement about the cubs’ birth ten weeks ago.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
“That’s despite all these AI compute announcements, what all of the companies are doing for their investments,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Microsoft and Amazon in recent weeks have made announcements around their own FDE programs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
A government ends and a new government begins, determined to make a splash with its early policy announcements.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
But he conceded that funding new announcements ahead of his first Budget, where big tax decisions are made, would require ministers to be "prepared to reprioritise" how they allocate their budgets.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
All radio and television programs were interrupted with announcements that the population must go down into their cellars immediately.
From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
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