press clipping
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of press clipping
An Americanism dating back to 1900–05
Example Sentences
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“If he has a press clipping, maybe it wasn’t favorable, he could cut it up and make a collage,” Moran said.
From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2023
The Purple One now has an official, verified account, in which he posts clips of music, archive photos from throughout his four decades in music as well as the odd press clipping.
From The Guardian • Oct. 26, 2015
Kraus “would often start with a press clipping that he would reproduce and dissect,” Franzen notes, “which is the method of a lot of blogs today: cut, paste, and conquer.”
From Slate • Oct. 11, 2013
But sometimes the scandal was just rumor. In the book, Martha Quinn recalls keeping press clipping that said she was dating David Lee Roth in her scrapbook—because it wasn’t true.
From Time • May 8, 2013
He enclosed an old press clipping to prove that she had been legally informed of the divorce action by publication.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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