press corps
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of press corps
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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This year’s White House Correspondents’ Assn. dinner was the first time that Trump and Melania Trump had attended the event, which has long celebrated 1st Amendment freedoms and the Washington press corps.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
The press corps headed outside, where clouds that had threatened to cancel the launch had evaporated.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
Vlasto lives in the Manhattan district Bores is running in, and became known for a combative approach to dealing with the New York press corps when working for Cuomo in the early 2010s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
It would also lie above the briefing room where presidential press secretaries address the media, and the working areas for the White House press corps.
From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026
The case, then commanding headlines as far east as Chicago, as far west as Denver, had indeed lured to Garden City a considerable press corps.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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