news conference
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of news conference
First recorded in 1965–70
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At Saturday morning’s news conference in Washington, federal officials said they did not believe cyber-crime or artificial intelligence played any role in Friday’s trouble.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026
Duffy told a news conference that the government was trying to find out whether the problem was caused by "incompetence" on the part of the company doing the upgrades, or faulty equipment.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
In another embarrassment, Saturday's news conference -- where administration officials also appealed for more funds to upgrade outdated systems -- was delayed due to technical problems with the audio feed.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026
“We have old switches, old routers. We use 1980s little copper lines,” he said at that news conference.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
I’ll always remember a news conference that Microsoft chairman Bill Gates held at the 1999 World Economic Forum in Davos, at the height of the tech bubble.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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