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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Thursday’s announcement, made via press release, brings the total number of roles being eliminated to 100,000.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
"Rather than participate in that democratic process, Uefa issued a press release - the beginning of a weeks-long smear campaign against Fifa and its leadership," it wrote in the court filing.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
“The press release just looks like they’re providing air cover for the company without directing real fixes or systematic changes.”
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
The companies also plan to deepen their work together across AI factories, CPUs, networking, open models, data processing and robotics, they said in a press release.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Right away, Ms. Steinert wrote up a press release about the situation.
From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements
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