news conference
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of news conference
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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“We could not have anticipated an explosion like this,” Yoshida said at a news conference Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
A news conference with Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh follows at 2:30 p.m.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Criticism also was directed at San Francisco Standard columnist Tim Kawakami, who posted on X shortly before Lynch’s news conference, “I think there’s going to be some news later this morning.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Talarico denied the charge at his own news conference Wednesday, saying he’d voted for billions of dollars in law enforcement funding as a member of the Legislature.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
President Johnson tried to downplay the massive attack at a news conference on February 2, saying “a few bandits can do that in any city.”
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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