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press release

American  

noun

  • press releases
    plural
  1. a statement prepared and distributed to the press by a public relations firm, governmental agency, etc.


press release British  

noun

  1. an official announcement or account of a news item circulated to the press

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of press release

First recorded in 1955–60

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The statue of Ben Ali, a thoroughbred stallion who won the race at Churchill Downs in 1886, was reported stolen Wednesday, the Sacramento Police Department said in a press release.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

The company’s press release goes into more detail, but basically says that Claude was prompted to search through a massive database of DNA sequences for reverse transcriptases, enzymes that copy RNA into DNA.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

In a press release, the track was described as "a tender country song detailing broken family ties, that holds wider resonances".

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

A company press release, headlining a “Major Milestone,” was ready to go.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

When I check my phone before bed, I see Mrs. Fischer posted a comment with a ton of balloon and smiley emojis to my Instagram of the warden’s press release.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

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