announcement
Americannoun
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announcements
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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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Within about 10 days the S&P 500 had shed nearly 14% as stocks swooned following the “Liberation Day” tariff announcement at the start of April.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
The announcement comes days after Mistral completed a funding round led by South Korea’s Samsung Electronics that lifted its valuation above $24 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
"Tomorrow's announcement will be the final cities of Together, Together," he continued.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Some took the announcement that work authorizations remained in place — made late Wednesday by U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
“Well, I have an announcement too,” Andre says.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
“He did not respond to our phone calls, our PA announcements, or multiple other attempts to try to contact him.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Shortly after the two major announcements of possible extraterrestrial life in 2025, we surveyed astrobiologists to understand how expert judgment was distributed across the field.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
And Microsoft and Amazon Web Services too in recent months have made announcements around their own FDE programs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
“Nvidia’s fundamentals are strong, and its recent earnings announcements and guidance gave investors confidence that it continues to have strong demand and a pretty significant moat in its chip business,” Wettemann said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
The announcements could be heard in every classroom, so now, collectively, the whole school knew I was in trouble.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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