press release
Americannoun
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press releases
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of press release
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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A Cabinet Office press release, posted to their website at about 18:45 on Friday, was missed by many in the media, which meant there was little warning to the public.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Betterment referred MarketWatch to a press release announcing the survey results.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
A press release ahead of Wednesday’s news conference said the proposal by lawmakers “will ensure that Lineage can’t rebuild without being accountable to the community.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Tucked into the “quick facts” of the government’s press release, beneath ministerial quotes about climate change driving ever more severe disasters, was the quiet admission that wildfire activity “remains below the five-year average.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Then he came up with a stock press release.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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