news conference
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of news conference
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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The combination of Iran’s military forces on the ground and Ghalibaf’s negotiating role “will benefit the Iranian people,” she told a news conference in response to a question on the attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
“Just as reality TV was the ‘almost extinction event’ for scripted television at the time, it’s the same feeling now about AI,” Kudrow said at a news conference promoting the show.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
"This is everyone's problem," Congolese Health Minister Samuel Roger Kamba told a news conference in Addis Ababa alongside Kaseya.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
The 28-year-old spent five minutes with the host broadcaster for an on-camera interview before a 10-minute news conference with written reporters.
From BBC • May 22, 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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