press release

noun

: an official statement that gives information to newspapers, magazines, television news programs, and radio stations

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More than $1 billion of the unreported activity involved national security and other high-priority risks, including Chinese money-laundering networks and activity tied to the southwest border, Treasury said in a press release. — Lee Ying Shan,sarah Min, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026 The description from the official press release regarding the uniforms on Coastal Carolina's athletics website says it best. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Right now, Character Technologies is staying tight-lipped about which assets might sell, with a spokesperson only reiterating prior statements from the company’s press release and court filings to Ars. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 13 Oct. 2026 Treat a press release as a signal to go check something, never as an input to a workflow. — Jp Montoya, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for press release

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“Press release.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20release. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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