press release
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of press release
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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According to Amazon MGM’s press release, the film’s story details “are being kept under lock, key and an industrial-strength Schwartz shield.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
“Despite macroeconomic challenges and a softer first quarter respiratory season, QuidelOrtho is taking decisive cost actions to drive full-year 2026 performance,” CEO Brian J. Blaser said in the press release.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
"People think that dance music is superficial, but they've got it all wrong," she wrote in a press release.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
The Post-Gazette will maintain newsroom and business-side leadership in Pittsburgh, according to a press release from Block and Venetoulis, while technology and other functions will be combined across the Venetoulis organization.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 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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