pressroom

American

[pres-room, -room] / ˈprɛsˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

noun

the room in a printing or newspaper publishing establishment where the printing presses are installed.

pressroom British

/ ˈprɛsˌruːm, -ˌrʊm /

noun

the room in a printing establishment that houses the printing presses

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Etymology

Origin of pressroom

First recorded in 1675–85; press ¹ + room

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pressroom

So the folks in the pressroom got them at the same time, and they came online at the same time.

From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026

“Oly” — as the plant was known — “was the most modern pressroom around,” said Lampher, 82, a retired superintendent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2024

"I think he meant the world to the people there," the "Saturday Night Live" showrunner told reporters in a virtual pressroom after the show solidified its Emmys win for outstanding variety sketch series on Sunday.

From Fox News ● Sep. 19, 2021

I was sitting in the pressroom backstage at the U.S.

From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2021

On rainy Sunday afternoons they played in the great, gloomy pressroom, where silent ogres, standing motionless, stretched out iron arms to seize them as they ran.

From Tommy and Co. by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

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