press release
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of press release
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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This was swiftly followed by a No 10 press release promising an extra £340m for the task over the next five years.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Iren said in the press release that customer prepayments made up approximately 45% of the capital expenditures associated with graphic processing units, “reducing Iren’s net funding requirement for those deployments.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
The press release announcing his candidacy was written by one “Amber Lee.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
The tax cut also hasn’t snuffed out the black market, as evidenced by the Governor’s press release this week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Nine minutes later, as Bill Miller explained why it was such a good idea to own stock in Bear Stearns, Alan Schwartz had issued a press release.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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